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Why does the engine suggest g4 in the following position?

https://en.lichess.org/analysis/rq2kbnr/pp4pp/2n5/1Q2pp1b/8/2N2N1P/PPPP1PP1/R1B1KB1R_w_KQkq_-

It seems like I lose a pawn after the exchange without any clear advantages.

Why does the engine suggest g4 in the following position? https://en.lichess.org/analysis/rq2kbnr/pp4pp/2n5/1Q2pp1b/8/2N2N1P/PPPP1PP1/R1B1KB1R_w_KQkq_- It seems like I lose a pawn after the exchange without any clear advantages.

Noblunder edited

#2

It's a typical computer move with complicated tactical justifications. The computer wants to weaken the f7 square and attack the king with knight and the queen. It can do that by attracting the black bishop to g4. The white knight goes to g5 with great danger for black. The h column is open and the knight can't be taken after h6 because of the hanging rook on h8. The main ideas are: deflect the defending bishop, open the h column, put a knight on g5, put the queen on c4 and attack the black the king.

darkhorse97

#3

Interesting. As a beginner player, what other moves should I have looked at? I chose 1. Bd3 to attack the undefended pawn on f5, but that was a bad idea because I was soon forked by ... e4.

Hatterix

#4

@darkhorse97

Ng5 is interesting.

1.Ng5 Nf6 2.Qb3 a6 3.Be2 Bg6

Also, 1.Be2

1.Be2 a6 2.Qb6 Nf6 3.O-O Bd6 4.Re1 O-O 5.d3 Qc7 6.Qxc7 Bxc7 7.Be3 Rd8

And, I haven't looked very closely at these two, but 1.Bc4 and 1.Qb3 are also interesting.

@darkhorse97 1. Ng5 is interesting. 1.Ng5 Nf6 2.Qb3 a6 3.Be2 Bg6 Also, 1.Be2 1.Be2 a6 2.Qb6 Nf6 3.O-O Bd6 4.Re1 O-O 5.d3 Qc7 6.Qxc7 Bxc7 7.Be3 Rd8 And, I haven't looked very closely at these two, but 1.Bc4 and 1.Qb3 are also interesting.

lurarose edited

#5

The position on the board feels weird to me. I considered g4, but it doesn't look very fruitful, also I would plan on castling soon, and that crunks up the kings pawns... I dislike having that queen out there so soon , and it feels like it's more of a liability, than an asset.

Be2 is the move I personally find the most appealing. Ng5 also looks a bit tempting, but perhaps overly ambitious.

Computers like moves like g5 here because they have no soul, and are heartless automatons. They use brute force to see millions of variations so that the seemingly counter intuitive move is justifiable.

The position on the board feels weird to me. I considered g4, but it doesn't look very fruitful, also I would plan on castling soon, and that crunks up the kings pawns... I dislike having that queen out there so soon , and it feels like it's more of a liability, than an asset. Be2 is the move I personally find the most appealing. Ng5 also looks a bit tempting, but perhaps overly ambitious. Computers like moves like g5 here because they have no soul, and are heartless automatons. They use brute force to see millions of variations so that the seemingly counter intuitive move is justifiable.

tpr

#6

Strange. I would think 1 d4 to complete development.