I just played white against the French and followed the few moves I could remember (I had prepped for the Sicilian; he wanted to try something new against much-lower-rated me). I got to this position and wanted to trade my dsb but Stockfish hated it - https://lichess.org/5LBQQLrj/black#19 I eventually got a crushing advantage (!) but gave it back and ultimately lost. Was my thinking correct that my dsb was bad, but my execution off?
The rematch was my horrible attempt to defend against 1.d4. I got to this position where I thought it would be good to defend my K with my lsb and trade if he wanted to - https://lichess.org/HntdT6lm/black#18 Again, the computer evaluation was horrible in my opponent's favor, and got much worse with that move. What was wrong with my thinking? His thinking turned bad a bit later when he blundered the initiative and I found the win. :-)
I understand that the two-bishop advantage exists. Should I not have been thinking of exchanges in these games?
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Hello Champions!
Today we've launched a new course - Queen vs Pawns.
https://chessmood.com/course/endgame-queen-vs-pawns
Before watching it, I'm offering you to test your knowledge.
Let's go here is the first position.
2 questions.
1. Do you know how to win it?
2. Where should be White's King and Queen, when it's a draw even if it's White to move?
