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https://lichess.org/Ub2YEFh6/white#28

https://lichess.org/Ub2YEFh6/white#28

Hello, What I see in 5 seconds: the pawns are weak: d5 and g5, but seem well protected. Castling is interesting; it could allow for an attack and secure the king. The knight is under attack. Taking the pawn on f7 is a fairly forcing move... Now, looking more closely: I also see the move e7, which I missed in the first 5 seconds. It's also a fairly forcing move. The king can't capture, at least not initially, because it would lose the rook or force it to d7. If the queen captures, it puts the king in check but creates an additional threat with the rook on e1. In short, if I don't know there's a good move, I capture on f7 and play my knight to e2 or h3. I don't see anything else... Okay, now with Stockfish. Knight on g6—I hadn't considered that. If we capture it, the bishop is on g5, and the queen has no squares left (I hadn't noticed that), so we move the rook to avoid losing it. The only winning move for White is the Knight on e5, allowing the king to move three squares. On e6, it's a disaster, as the king can no longer move and the white rook will arrive. And on the other squares, the white king is safe, the white knight is well-positioned, the white queen is active and threatening, and the black king is not safe. Therefore, even with a pawn deficit, the game is lost for Black. But it's impossible to see all of this in a game, even knowing there's a good move at my level...

Hello, What I see in 5 seconds: the pawns are weak: d5 and g5, but seem well protected. Castling is interesting; it could allow for an attack and secure the king. The knight is under attack. Taking the pawn on f7 is a fairly forcing move... Now, looking more closely: I also see the move e7, which I missed in the first 5 seconds. It's also a fairly forcing move. The king can't capture, at least not initially, because it would lose the rook or force it to d7. If the queen captures, it puts the king in check but creates an additional threat with the rook on e1. In short, if I don't know there's a good move, I capture on f7 and play my knight to e2 or h3. I don't see anything else... Okay, now with Stockfish. Knight on g6—I hadn't considered that. If we capture it, the bishop is on g5, and the queen has no squares left (I hadn't noticed that), so we move the rook to avoid losing it. The only winning move for White is the Knight on e5, allowing the king to move three squares. On e6, it's a disaster, as the king can no longer move and the white rook will arrive. And on the other squares, the white king is safe, the white knight is well-positioned, the white queen is active and threatening, and the black king is not safe. Therefore, even with a pawn deficit, the game is lost for Black. But it's impossible to see all of this in a game, even knowing there's a good move at my level...

I'd do 0-0 or 0-0-0, but exf7+ seems fine to me

I'd do 0-0 or 0-0-0, but exf7+ seems fine to me

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