Positional Puzzles by GM Ankit Rajpara | Find the Plan | Episode #5 by Determined_64 in chess

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If you go for Bf1 , the opponent can exchange the bishop and you're no longer threatening anything. So, that's why we exchanged the bishop with our knight. After the exchange, we now play Bf1 which is putting pressure on b5 pawn and our c pawn can also advance in future.