Answers.Body: <p>there are a handful of reasons why dc6 gives black better chances than bc6:</p>
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  <li><p>the d pawn is blocking black's c8 bishop so its transfer to c6 opens the diagonal for our bishop's development and also opens space for our queen</p>
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  <li><p>bc6 leaves black with a weak isolated pawn on a6 which can be fatal in the endgame
  bc6 is not a horrible move but dc6 is much more precise according to the theory</p>
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Answers.Text: I agree with :"2.bc6 leaves black with a weak isolated pawn on a6 which can be fatal in the endgame" but not with:"the d pawn is blocking black's c8 bishop so its transfer to c6 opens the diagonal for our bishop's development and also opens space for our queen" since you only need 1 move  to push the d-pawn to open up your c8 bishop and white in this variation is very much undeveloped so you have the time.
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Body: <p>In the exchange variation of Ruy Lopez, why doesn't black capture using the B-pawn? As per good strategy shouldn't we capture towards the center of the board?</p>
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Title: Ruy Lopez exchange variable
ThreadText: # Ruy Lopez exchange variable
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-09-06)
  
  In the exchange variation of Ruy Lopez, why doesn't black capture using the B-pawn? As per good strategy shouldn't we capture towards the center of the board?
  
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  **Tags:** opening, pawn-structure, ruy-lopez
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2023-09-06. Score: 0
  
  there are a handful of reasons why dc6 gives black better chances than bc6:
  
  1. the d pawn is blocking black's c8 bishop so its transfer to c6 opens the diagonal for our bishop's development and also opens space for our queen
  2. bc6 leaves black with a weak isolated pawn on a6 which can be fatal in the endgame
     bc6 is not a horrible move but dc6 is much more precise according to the theory
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: I agree with :"2.bc6 leaves black with a weak isolated pawn on a6 which can be fatal in the endgame" but not with:"the d pawn is blocking black's c8 bishop so its transfer to c6 opens the diagonal for our bishop's development and also opens space for our queen" since you only need 1 move  to push the d-pawn to open up your c8 bishop and white in this variation is very much undeveloped so you have the time.  
  
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