Hi,
I just had this game against the legendary Lance in his simul. I'm sharing this only to ask about a specific position/moment in it -- black's move 18.
I generally "understand" my other errors and engine recommendations, but would like more clarification in human terms about black's move 18. The engine says only through Qc5 shall ye be saved (gaining tempo on rook, but anything else?) and all other moves shall send ye to a early demise (changing almost +0 advantage to +3 for the rest of the game). I can't really understand why this is the evaluation in this position (why Qc5 is mandatory), so any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance!
I just had this game against the legendary Lance in his simul. I'm sharing this only to ask about a specific position/moment in it -- black's move 18.
I generally "understand" my other errors and engine recommendations, but would like more clarification in human terms about black's move 18. The engine says only through Qc5 shall ye be saved (gaining tempo on rook, but anything else?) and all other moves shall send ye to a early demise (changing almost +0 advantage to +3 for the rest of the game). I can't really understand why this is the evaluation in this position (why Qc5 is mandatory), so any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance!