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As you can see, it wants you to exchange the 2 rooks for the Queen, I thought thaht was a bad exchange.

https://lichess.org/training/LCUS4 As you can see, it wants you to exchange the 2 rooks for the Queen, I thought thaht was a bad exchange.

mcgoves

The advantage is in the position. Make a few.retreating moves, and watch the evaluation go back to zero.

TitusPlaysChess123

@icecold777 said ^

https://lichess.org/training/LCUS4

As you can see, it wants you to exchange the 2 rooks for the Queen, I thought thaht was a bad exchange.

2 rooks are not always better than a queen.

It’s only when they’re connected together (preferably in the 2nd rank of your opponent) that they’re better than say a centralised queen.

In this position, we can see that White’s queen in the center is very powerful while Black’s rooks are not connected at all. They aren’t doing any damage nor making any threats right now.

That’s why we should trade.

@icecold777 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/zWKKZCFV) > https://lichess.org/training/LCUS4 > > As you can see, it wants you to exchange the 2 rooks for the Queen, I thought thaht was a bad exchange. 2 rooks are not always better than a queen. It’s only when they’re connected together (preferably in the 2nd rank of your opponent) that they’re better than say a centralised queen. In this position, we can see that White’s queen in the center is very powerful while Black’s rooks are not connected at all. They aren’t doing any damage nor making any threats right now. That’s why we should trade.