Answers.Body: <p>Calling it an &quot;inaccuracy&quot; is nothing more than the engine saying that it evaluates the position after one move to be a certain amount better than after another move. It doesn't necessarily mean a move is &quot;bad&quot;.</p>
  <p>Both d-pawns cannot be kept no matter what Black does. After 1...Ne4, if White plays Nxe4, the recapture will leave the c4 knight without a defender, and it doesn't have a lot of places to go. White can win the pawn on e4 and attack that knight. And the dark squares around the Black king are just a bit weak. Black is still winning though.</p>
  <p>If instead Black plays ...d4, this forces some trades. Simplifying the position seems like a good idea for Black, since they are winning. Overall Stockfish likes this option better.</p>
  <p>Here's a comparison showing what the next few moves might look like for each option:</p>
  <pre><code>[FEN &quot;r2q1rk1/1p3ppp/p4n2/2Pp4/1Pn5/P1Bp3P/3N2P1/R2QN2K b - - 4 21&quot;]
  
  1...Ne4 (1...d4 2.Nxc4 dxc3 3.Qxd3 Qxd3 4.Nxd3 ) 2.Nxe4 dxe4 3.Qg4 g6 4.Qxe4 * 
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Answers.Text: in your main line, what does white do after 4... d2?
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Body: <pre><code>[FEN &quot;r2q1rk1/1p3ppp/p4n2/2Pp4/1Pn5/P1Bp3P/3N2P1/R2QN2K b - - 4 21&quot;]
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  <p>With Black to move Ne4 is not even in top 5 moves and engine says its an inaccuracy. I know it considers fastest winning moves and positional moves too but Ne4 should be a move not an inaccuracy. Ne4 is also a forcing move with many threats.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Does ...Ne4 here really save black's d3 pawn? 1...Ne4 2.Nxe4 dxe4 3.Qg4 (threatening mate) g6 4.Qxe4, and the knight on c4 is under fire (as well as the d3 pawn).
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Comments.Text: And imagine your long face after 3...f5??. Insofar (remember you are an exchange up, so all +-1 pawn units are pointless) d4 is "better", since it takes off the wB, the last swindling chance.
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Title: Why is Ne4 considered as an inaccuracy whereas it is one of very few moves which saves d3 pawn?
ThreadText: # Why is Ne4 considered as an inaccuracy whereas it is one of very few moves which saves d3 pawn?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-02-28)
  
  ```
  [FEN "r2q1rk1/1p3ppp/p4n2/2Pp4/1Pn5/P1Bp3P/3N2P1/R2QN2K b - - 4 21"]
  
  ```
  
  With Black to move Ne4 is not even in top 5 moves and engine says its an inaccuracy. I know it considers fastest winning moves and positional moves too but Ne4 should be a move not an inaccuracy. Ne4 is also a forcing move with many threats.
  
  **Tags:** analysis, positional-play, knights, fork, brute-force
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Does ...Ne4 here really save black's d3 pawn? 1...Ne4 2.Nxe4 dxe4 3.Qg4 (threatening mate) g6 4.Qxe4, and the knight on c4 is under fire (as well as the d3 pawn).  
  > **username_2**: And imagine your long face after 3...f5??. Insofar (remember you are an exchange up, so all +-1 pawn units are pointless) d4 is "better", since it takes off the wB, the last swindling chance.  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2021-02-28. Score: 7
  
  Calling it an "inaccuracy" is nothing more than the engine saying that it evaluates the position after one move to be a certain amount better than after another move. It doesn't necessarily mean a move is "bad".
  
  Both d-pawns cannot be kept no matter what Black does. After 1...Ne4, if White plays Nxe4, the recapture will leave the c4 knight without a defender, and it doesn't have a lot of places to go. White can win the pawn on e4 and attack that knight. And the dark squares around the Black king are just a bit weak. Black is still winning though.
  
  If instead Black plays ...d4, this forces some trades. Simplifying the position seems like a good idea for Black, since they are winning. Overall Stockfish likes this option better.
  
  Here's a comparison showing what the next few moves might look like for each option:
  
  ```
  [FEN "r2q1rk1/1p3ppp/p4n2/2Pp4/1Pn5/P1Bp3P/3N2P1/R2QN2K b - - 4 21"]
  
  1...Ne4 (1...d4 2.Nxc4 dxc3 3.Qxd3 Qxd3 4.Nxd3 ) 2.Nxe4 dxe4 3.Qg4 g6 4.Qxe4 * 
  
  ```
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: in your main line, what does white do after 4... d2?  
  
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