Stockfish reccomendation

Why does Stockfish recommends white to move c3 instead of bishop takes rook on e7 on move 19? Is it just because black can't defend rook anyway, so it just threatens other pieces and creates a better position with idea to take that rook sometime later?

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Its saying bxe7

Have an eye check blind

@siddaarthnair220910 said in #2:
> Its saying bxe7

No, it's saying c3 for white on move 19 -

That's just a variation (not the game continuation). Look where the e-pawn is...

You're not reading the stockfish output correctly. And then when people point it out to you, you proceed to downvote them.

Your behavior doesn't appear to be focused on encouraging people to put much effort into explaining things to you.

All the stockfish output is presented in the exact same way. That's the only hint I feel motivated enough to give you.

@MrPushwood said in #5:
> That's just a variation (not the game continuation). Look where the e-pawn is...

I've never said that it is a continuation. I said that it is a recommendation from Stockfish on how to play on move 19 for white, which is 19.c3

@StingerPuzzles said in #6:
> You're not reading the stockfish output correctly. And then when people point it out to you, you proceed to downvote them.
>
> Your behavior doesn't appear to be focused on encouraging people to put much effort into explaining things to you.
>
> All the stockfish output is presented in the exact same way. That's the only hint I feel motivated enough to give you.

I moved e4. Stockfish says it is a blunder and says that Be6 was best, then it gives a variation (18...Be6 19.c3). So, Stockfish basically gives a recommendation for me (black) to move my Bishop to e6 and predicts the next move for white (c3) as the best (Because if it's not the best, then why is it proposed?)

And again, Stockfish says that the best answer after 18.Be6 is 19.c3 for white.

Do hope you will ever be able to understand such a simple thing

#4 @LunarBlessing
In the analysis, left click on 18.Be6 in that variation. Turn SF on in the browser. Set the lines to display 5 lines. Look at the top right and SF will display the best 5 lines. The top one is -1.3 19.c3 ..., the 5th choice is -1.9 19.Bxe7. So SF thinks 19.c3 is the best move for White. To see why in more detail, play 19.Bxe7 and let SF tell you the moves for both sides.

[Edit: It is not easy to understand either line. Black is down the exchange for several pawns in both. Black has enough compensation in both lines for SF to give Black the better score. In the 19.Bxe7 line Black ends up with 2 strong Bishops. This is probably the reason for the 0.6 difference in score.]

And here's hoping it finally gets through to you!