22 Mar '16 16:17>
Greetings, players and fellow patzers 🙂
Recently in a game I had this position:
I had the White pieces, my turn to move.
Perhaps I didn't put much thought into this, as I played Rd7, which allowed Re4,
resulting in a fruitless race between White's a-pawn and Black's c-pawn.
The game was agreed a draw not long after.
Instead, what is a better way for White to progress?
(To those whom this is obvious to, give others a chance!)
Hint Reveal Hidden Content
Recently in a game I had this position:
I had the White pieces, my turn to move.
Perhaps I didn't put much thought into this, as I played Rd7, which allowed Re4,
resulting in a fruitless race between White's a-pawn and Black's c-pawn.
The game was agreed a draw not long after.
Instead, what is a better way for White to progress?
(To those whom this is obvious to, give others a chance!)
Hint Reveal Hidden Content
you have to make Black play a move he doesn't want to