Timeline for Why didn't Donald Byrne capture with the queen instead of pawn (against 13-year-old Bobby Fischer in the Game of the Century)?
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| Jun 25, 2020 at 15:09 | comment | added | user1583209 | Apart from losing a piece (which is of course mroe than enough reason), bxc3 also has the advantage to support the d4 pawn and thereby strengthen the center and limit the scope of the bishop on g7. Furthermore leaving the queen on a3 you still keep an eye on the pawn on e7 which would be double attacked if the Nf6 moved. | |
| S Jun 23, 2020 at 23:09 | history | suggested | CommunityBot | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 11, 2015 at 9:36 | vote | accept | Pedro A | ||
| Sep 11, 2015 at 1:58 | history | answered | AlwaysLearningNewStuff | CC BY-SA 3.0 |