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Hauke Reddmann
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I was analyzing a game and found that the engine gives -3.42 after 1. Rb1 and +2.72 after the subsequent 1. ...Nc2. Is Nc2 really such a bad move? For comparison, 1. ... Nd5? results in almost the same score (+2.62) but with loss of material for black. On the other hand Nc2 allows white to connect rooks and gain a tempo with Kd2, but is it that strong?

[fen "r3k2r/ppp2ppb/7p/4p2P/1nP3P1/3P1N2/P3BP2/R3K2R w KQkq - 0 19"]

1. Rb1 Nc2+?! 2. Kd2 Nd4 3. Nxd4 exd4 4. Rxb7

I was analyzing a game and found that the engine gives -3.42 after Rb1 and +2.72 after Nc2. Is Nc2 really such a bad move? For comparison, 1. ... Nd5? results in almost the same score (+2.62) but with loss of material for black. On the other hand Nc2 allows white to connect rooks and gain a tempo with Kd2, but is it that strong?

[fen "r3k2r/ppp2ppb/7p/4p2P/1nP3P1/3P1N2/P3BP2/R3K2R w KQkq - 0 19"]

1. Rb1 Nc2+?! 2. Kd2 Nd4 3. Nxd4 exd4 4. Rxb7

I was analyzing a game and found that the engine gives -3.42 after 1. Rb1 and +2.72 after the subsequent 1. ...Nc2. Is Nc2 really such a bad move? For comparison, 1. ... Nd5? results in almost the same score (+2.62) but with loss of material for black. On the other hand Nc2 allows white to connect rooks and gain a tempo with Kd2, but is it that strong?

[fen "r3k2r/ppp2ppb/7p/4p2P/1nP3P1/3P1N2/P3BP2/R3K2R w KQkq - 0 19"]

1. Rb1 Nc2+?! 2. Kd2 Nd4 3. Nxd4 exd4 4. Rxb7
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Positional analysis after a dubious move

I was analyzing a game and found that the engine gives -3.42 after Rb1 and +2.72 after Nc2. Is Nc2 really such a bad move? For comparison, 1. ... Nd5? results in almost the same score (+2.62) but with loss of material for black. On the other hand Nc2 allows white to connect rooks and gain a tempo with Kd2, but is it that strong?

[fen "r3k2r/ppp2ppb/7p/4p2P/1nP3P1/3P1N2/P3BP2/R3K2R w KQkq - 0 19"]

1. Rb1 Nc2+?! 2. Kd2 Nd4 3. Nxd4 exd4 4. Rxb7