Answers.Body: <p>There are no advantages.</p>
  
  <p>The really big disadvantage is that after:
  1. f4 BxN
  2. bxB QxQ
  3. RxQ Bxe4
  you are completely lost, a clear piece down with no compensation whereas after 
  1. Qh5+ Kf8 
  2. QxB
  you would have been a pawn up with a much better position.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Is f4 a good move here?</p>
  
  <pre><code> [Title ""] 
   [SetUp "1"]
   [FEN "r2qk1nr/pbp3pp/1p2p/4b/4P/2N/PPP2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
  
   1. f4
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>On the one hand, many times you would move like this way to attack some pieces - sometimes to <em>f3</em> or to <em>f4</em>. On the other hand, I feel that I leave open my king.</p>
  
  <p>What are the disadvantages/advantages of this move?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: @Bad_Bishop Edited my game.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Pichi Wuana
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Comments.Text: Disadvantage: Qh5+ is superior, since it simply wins the e5 bishop...
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Comments.Text: Yes, it depends on the position. All chess moves carry some good effects and some bad effects. You have to make a judgement in the specific position and based on a large number of factors.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Dag Oskar Madsen
Tags: <tactics><defense>
Title: Moving pawns which are defending the king
ThreadText: # Moving pawns which are defending the king
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-04)
  
  Is f4 a good move here?
   [Title ""] 
   [SetUp "1"]
   [FEN "r2qk1nr/pbp3pp/1p2p/4b/4P/2N/PPP2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
  
   1. f4
  
  On the one hand, many times you would move like this way to attack some pieces - sometimes to f3 or to f4. On the other hand, I feel that I leave open my king.
  What are the disadvantages/advantages of this move?
  
  **Tags:** tactics, defense
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: @Bad_Bishop Edited my game.  
  > **username_1**: Disadvantage: Qh5+ is superior, since it simply wins the e5 bishop...  
  > **username_2**: Yes, it depends on the position. All chess moves carry some good effects and some bad effects. You have to make a judgement in the specific position and based on a large number of factors.  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2016-03-04. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  There are no advantages.
  
  The really big disadvantage is that after:
  1. f4 BxN
  2. bxB QxQ
  3. RxQ Bxe4
  you are completely lost, a clear piece down with no compensation whereas after
  1. Qh5+ Kf8
  2. QxB
  you would have been a pawn up with a much better position.
  
  
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