Body: <p>In the following position, Stockfish 14 says the move <strong>1...Be6</strong> is weak, with the score going from -0.4 to +0.7.</p>
  <pre><code>[Title &quot;Black to move&quot;]
  [FEN &quot;r1b1kb1r/p4ppp/2p5/1p2P3/8/1BP5/P4PPP/R1BK3R b kq - 1 12&quot;]
  
  1...Be6 2.Bxe6 fxe6
  </code></pre>
  <p>What's wrong with it? <strong>1...Be6 2.Bxe6 fxe6</strong>  and White's e-pawn is now fixed, and it's fixed on a dark square, the same color as the remaining Bishops.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Honestly, I don't see why fixing white's e-pawn is relevant at all in this position. The pawn can be defended, and it wasn't like it could advance to e6 anyway. So it seems to me like ...Be6 is more like trading for trading's sake, at the cost of damaging one's own pawn structure for seemingly no good reason. Before considering ...Be6 as a serious candidate, I would ask myself why other more natural candidate moves, like ...Bc5 or ...Bf5 are so obviously terrible. Because right now I'm not sure that they are...
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Comments.Text: @Scounged That sounds like an answer.
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Comments.Text: @DM I don't know, I think I'd probably elaborate a bit if I were to turn it into a proper answer. Just felt like giving my two cents without having to spend too much time analyzing everything too deeply...
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Comments.Text: Because engines aren't great and flawed. If you let the engine sit on the position long enough (eg Depth 30 ) yes the Bxe6 is the best move.
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Tags: <engines><endgame><strategy><bishops>
Title: Why exchanging light-squared bishops is an inaccuracy here?
ThreadText: # Why exchanging light-squared bishops is an inaccuracy here?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2022-08-16)
  
  In the following position, Stockfish 14 says the move **1...Be6** is weak, with the score going from -0.4 to +0.7.
  
  ```
  [Title "Black to move"]
  [FEN "r1b1kb1r/p4ppp/2p5/1p2P3/8/1BP5/P4PPP/R1BK3R b kq - 1 12"]
  
  1...Be6 2.Bxe6 fxe6
  
  ```
  
  What's wrong with it? **1...Be6 2.Bxe6 fxe6** and White's e-pawn is now fixed, and it's fixed on a dark square, the same color as the remaining Bishops.
  
  **Tags:** engines, endgame, strategy, bishops
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Honestly, I don't see why fixing white's e-pawn is relevant at all in this position. The pawn can be defended, and it wasn't like it could advance to e6 anyway. So it seems to me like ...Be6 is more like trading for trading's sake, at the cost of damaging one's own pawn structure for seemingly no good reason. Before considering ...Be6 as a serious candidate, I would ask myself why other more natural candidate moves, like ...Bc5 or ...Bf5 are so obviously terrible. Because right now I'm not sure that they are...  
  > **username_2**: @username_1 That sounds like an answer.  
  > **username_1**: @DM I don't know, I think I'd probably elaborate a bit if I were to turn it into a proper answer. Just felt like giving my two cents without having to spend too much time analyzing everything too deeply...  
  > **username_3**: Because engines aren't great and flawed. If you let the engine sit on the position long enough (eg Depth 30 ) yes the Bxe6 is the best move.  
  
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