Talk with your pieces (2)

   If you remember the previous post  "Talk to your pieces" in a position where White had to make a decision at a key moment of the game, surely that decision would mark the evolution of it.

The particular position was

Here, indeed, there are only two options that can be played: eating with the pawn that is in column "a" or the pawn that is in column "c":

 

1) The first option is following the general principles of chess:  eat with pawn  "a", guiding the pawns into the center of the board, and is a right choice, but that does not allow more game than wait to see what the Black want to do. With this move, the white pieces remain passive without a clear destination.

2) The second option is the result of dialogue with the pieces, inquiring about where they would like to do, where they would be "happier":

• Starting with the Queen, we see that is closed, and to develop their strength, need squares where to play. If white eat with pawn "a",the Queen has to go to the open space that offers the kingside, having to use 2-3 moves to try something. If on the contrary,  eats with pawn "c", the Queen plays automatically, to be able to press on the pawn that is in the c5 square once the Knight moves. Queen asks to eat with pawn "c"
• Continuing on the Knight, he wants to go to c5, for it will begin to go through a4 square, but of course, if eaten with pawn "a" it is not supported to go to c5, requires that the Queen has open the way to attack on that point. The Knight also calls eat with pawn "c"
• The Rook is in column "a" think that if eaten with pawn "a" column has to fight against the black Rook at a disadvantage, because after playing Bb7 black, can lead the other rook (1 move ), while he supports the Queen who is less useful for these purposes. The Rook also calls eat with pawn "c"
• The Bishop has the diagonal likes, don't matter which pawn you eat, it gives a bit like which of the two options is played
• Finally, we asked the pawns, and "a- pawn" think better eating of "c" so, facing a possible end, you are clear of rivals pawns to try to crown, the "c" also prefer eat, because with the Knight in front, not much to do. The only one who does not like the idea is to pawn the column "d" that needs the support of the pawn "c" and that if he leaves the column "b" is unprotected.

  After this long dialogue, and pure democracy, the white player chose option 2, thus being able to actively play (the game followed by pressing the c5 pawn with Na4, and after moving to c4, got the support of bishop on d4, allowing the end, the horse was what he wanted, threatening the center weak squares and black castle).

Position 4 moves later

   The general principles, and in this point thinking as business, are necessary and are useful as guides, but we must talk to teams to see if that rule applies or not in a given situation, and especially to get the maximum potential people and their skills ... choosing option 1 (general rule) would have a white Queen  and a Knight with a lot of potential, but they can't play, are not allowed to do everything they could to give the team.