Black to move.
I often recommend my students to play out unbalanced positions against friends or computers as a form of chess improvement. Here is a good example.
1. How do you assess this position? Would you prefer White or Black?
2. Play with the side you think is better for a win and then play with the other side to hold. After that, reverse colors.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Black is way ahead in material so the usual advice is trade down. 1… Qxe2, 2. Nxe2 Bc6, followed by … Re8 to get behind the passed e pawn etc.
White is clearly better here.
Both have bad positions, I don’t want playing either. Gim’me a nicer one, please.
White are clearly better , I agree ! The two passed pawns will decide …
Playing this with white is not as easy as it seems to be. After exchanging queens black can always try to sac an exchange on c5 (after doubling the rooks and approaching his king) to reach an end game with (still!) an exchange (vs pawn) up [such an exchange for pawn sac will help black in many variations – white has to be really careful].
He can also try to build up a fortress and block everything with his king and rooks.
Ano 1 is right: black should trade down some material.
1. -, QxQ 2. NxQ and now you have to count well if Bc6 like proposed is good.
The way how to proceed differ if white let exchange the bishops or won’t do (Bf1).
(e.g.) After 3. Nc3 (looks very strong, doesn’t it?) black can play BxB 4. KxB, Rc6!? allowing white to capture b5 but giving black opportunity to play Rb8 and Rxb4!? to have a very strong passed pawn.
I have to admit I’d prefer black here, but I did not want to calculate everything out.
I think it is far from being so easy as it looks.
Probably a really great position to play out, perhaps I am going to use it for chess teaching some day.
Thank you, Susan!