Answers.Body: <p>Your description of the computer's suggestions doesn't quite match the position, but if you mean the computer suggests Nxe5, that is correct, as Bxd1 leads to a variation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9gal_Trap" rel="noreferrer">Legal's Mate</a>.</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Nxe5  Bxd1</li>
  <li>Bxf7+ Ke7</li>
  <li>Nd5#</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>If, instead,</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Nxe5 dxe5</li>
  <li>Qxg4</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>and white has won a pawn, and has a big lead in development.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Note that after 1.Nxe5 dxe5 2.Qxg4 Nxc2 3.Rb1 soon followed by f2-f4, White doesn't actually wins a pawn, but he enjoys a great lead in development and initiative on the light squares.
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Answers.Text: @cyriacantony on my screen there is a bN on d4.
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Answers.Text: But I should add that the aggressive 1.Ne5 de5 2.Qg4 Nc2 3.f4!? (instead of 3.Rb1 in my comment 3 years ago) 3...Na1 4.fe5, while unnecessary, is probably winning as well.
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Body: <p>In one my of my game, the following position appeared (me white):<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/1Okxl.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/1Okxl.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Computer analysis says that I should have played <code>Nf3</code> (exposing my queen being captured by the bishop). In the proposed scenario by the computer, the opponent will play <code>h3</code> (capturing my knight) and so I can capture his bishop with my queen.</p>
  
  <p>But another scenario could occur, the opponent will capture my queen with the bishop and I can then play <code>Nf7</code> (something like the fried liver) and the opponent moves his queen and I can capture the rook (Or he can capture my queen and I capture the bishop with the rook but in this case he can then move his queen to prevent the somewhat-similar-to fried liver attack). But In such case, I think the opponent is in a better situation: He got my queen and I got a pawn and a rook (or a pawn and a bishop), He can no more castle but he has much more material so he can do well.</p>
  
  <p>So why does the computer says that this is a better move? I tried <code>h3</code> to attach the opponent bishops but computer says this is not a good move!</p>
  
  <p>An explanation for why such an analysis is valid is highly appreciated</p>
  
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Comments.Text: You can't play Nf3 in the diagram position, because your knight is already on f3.
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Comments.Text: I think you mean Nxe5 from f3.
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Title: Why is exposing my queen for capture better in this position (According to computer analysis)?
ThreadText: # Why is exposing my queen for capture better in this position (According to computer analysis)?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-19)
  
  In one my of my game, the following position appeared (me white):[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/1Okxl.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/1Okxl.png)
  
  Computer analysis says that I should have played `Nf3` (exposing my queen being captured by the bishop). In the proposed scenario by the computer, the opponent will play `h3` (capturing my knight) and so I can capture his bishop with my queen.
  
  But another scenario could occur, the opponent will capture my queen with the bishop and I can then play `Nf7` (something like the fried liver) and the opponent moves his queen and I can capture the rook (Or he can capture my queen and I capture the bishop with the rook but in this case he can then move his queen to prevent the somewhat-similar-to fried liver attack). But In such case, I think the opponent is in a better situation: He got my queen and I got a pawn and a rook (or a pawn and a bishop), He can no more castle but he has much more material so he can do well.
  
  So why does the computer says that this is a better move? I tried `h3` to attach the opponent bishops but computer says this is not a good move!
  
  An explanation for why such an analysis is valid is highly appreciated
  
  **Tags:** analysis, tactics, knights, queens, pins
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: You can't play Nf3 in the diagram position, because your knight is already on f3.  
  > **username_2**: don't forget to mark my answer as accepted, if it answered your question.  
  > **username_3**: I think you mean Nxe5 from f3.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-08-19. Score: 15
  
  Your description of the computer's suggestions doesn't quite match the position, but if you mean the computer suggests Nxe5, that is correct, as Bxd1 leads to a variation of [Legal's Mate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9gal_Trap).
  
  1. Nxe5 Bxd1
  2. Bxf7+ Ke7
  3. Nd5#
  
  If, instead,
  
  1. Nxe5 dxe5
  2. Qxg4
  
  and white has won a pawn, and has a big lead in development.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: Could you please expand after Nxe5 dxe5?  
  > **username_2**: @username_4 done.  
  > **username_5**: Note that after 1.Nxe5 dxe5 2.Qxg4 Nxc2 3.Rb1 soon followed by f2-f4, White doesn't actually wins a pawn, but he enjoys a great lead in development and initiative on the light squares.  
  > **username_2**: Down voter care to add a comment?  
  > **username_6**: There are cowardly stalkers who go around downvoting good answers.  
  > **username_5**: @cyriacantony on my screen there is a bN on d4.  
  > **username_5**: But I should add that the aggressive 1.Ne5 de5 2.Qg4 Nc2 3.f4!? (instead of 3.Rb1 in my comment 3 years ago) 3...Na1 4.fe5, while unnecessary, is probably winning as well.  
  
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