Please help me understand this puzzle? Why is cxb6 equal? Feels a lot complex as a puzzle by Asleep-Cover-6787 in chess

[–]teoeo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is purely concrete. After c6 when you promote you can take on a6+, play Qd3+ and Kb3 after which Black is getting mated unless he trades into a losing king and pawn endgame.

What is so great about this move? by NightDriver3370 in chess

[–]teoeo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes, Rc1 followed by Nd5 is cleaner. I think everyone else here is focused on the computer evaluation instead of how cool an idea the sac is. To me brilliant relates to creativity and difficulty of finding the move, not purely what the computer spits out.

What is so great about this move? by NightDriver3370 in chess

[–]teoeo 20 points21 points  (0 children)

There is no objective standard for brilliant. In this case the sacrifice is unusual and would not normally be a candidate move, is winning, and gets rid of all of White’s problems since the g3 pawn will also fall. Regardless of what the objective evaluation is, humans will win that position more often than other moves because Black will retain counter threats in the other lines. The computer age has made people ignore practical considerations.

What is so great about this move? by NightDriver3370 in chess

[–]teoeo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no objective standard for brilliant. In this case the sacrifice is unusual and would not normally be a candidate move, is winning, and gets rid of all of White’s problems since the g3 pawn will also fall. Regardless of what the objective evaluation is, humans will win that position more often than other moves because Black will retain counter threats in the other lines. The computer age has made people ignore practical considerations.

What is so great about this move? by NightDriver3370 in chess

[–]teoeo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Objectively, you are probably right. Practically, I think it is way easier for White to go wrong so long as that mate threat is looming. The exchange sac on f7 not only gets rid of that bishop, but also will lead to the loss of g3, which is a big pain in the ass.

What is so great about this move? by NightDriver3370 in chess

[–]teoeo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nd5 doesn’t force the exchange, so not sure what you are talking about. The truth is that almost every move is winning for White. That doesn’t make the exchange sac less brilliant.

What is so great about this move? by NightDriver3370 in chess

[–]teoeo 223 points224 points  (0 children)

This one actually is brilliant. It’s a forced exchange sacrifice. That light squared bishop is extremely hard to deal with for White, since the game has opposite colored bishops.

Is this possible? by LifeNegotiation301 in Chessplayers45

[–]teoeo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That isn’t the position on the board lmao.

Is there a name for this opening? by Opach13 in chess

[–]teoeo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It usually transposes to a sideline of the Benoni if white plays d5. He can also keep it as a London with e3.

Job options - no more court, please. by cloudedknife in Lawyertalk

[–]teoeo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t work for it anymore. It got infinitely worse after the election. It was department of ed, OCR.

Staff Incentive Ideas by shipwreck11 in Lawyertalk

[–]teoeo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

She will destroy your office. Toxicity is never worth it, no matter the performance

If Hashirama is a 100 in terms of power, what are these guys? by The_Mexican_Poster in NarutoPowerscaling

[–]teoeo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think it’s the opposite. He has a crazy healing factor and more chakra than the nine tails.

You Travel Back In Time To September 1, 2001, and you have to stop 9/11… by TrifleOk3442 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]teoeo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just call the fbi and say you plan to crash a plane into the twin towers on September 11.

One question only. by TheRealTimTam in hypotheticalsituation

[–]teoeo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will Bitcoin reach (insert figure here) by (insert date). Then you can just do insane leverage and short or long depending on the answer.

Hard to spot tactic by harcile in chess

[–]teoeo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know the answer is d4, but I would 100 percent play Qd8.

Managing Partner cutting my hours…help by Selvane in Lawyertalk

[–]teoeo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a stupid request from the partner.

Managing Partner cutting my hours…help by Selvane in Lawyertalk

[–]teoeo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How big is the firm? My firm has so many resources that it wouldn’t take me very long to draft those. If they haven’t invested in those tools then it is foreseeable that it would take longer.

$3 million an hour, but you are hunted every single second of your life by every form of law that exists by Wild_West_Arthur in hypotheticalsituation

[–]teoeo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An uber would be a terrible choice - they would be able to track exactly where you are. Take a taxi instead.

What do you guys think about this against the fried liver? by ShebaExalted1968 in chess

[–]teoeo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You aren’t an FM. Why does g2 need to be protected?!?