Hi Javier,
Thanks for your reply to my game query. The board graphic is neat & helpful.
I can see the white d5 pawn is attacked x3 and defended only x2.
Sadly, even though you think I can see the point of 5....a5 I still do not know what this is threatening!
Could you please explain the point of 5....a5 directly for me?
As I also said, I felt 6.Nf3 was a reasonable move.
If though I play 6.Qf3 then this will defend the d5 pawn but gets the Queen out early before
developing the minor pieces.
Also I could play Ba4+ and then either a. swop off the light square bishop for the knight at b6(recapturing it with my knight at c3) or
b.swop off the light square bishop for either blacks light square bishop(c8) or either black knight, when black will probably take back with the queen and the d5 pawn will remain threatened.
Can you clarify this a little more here for me please?
I feel from any game position there are many alternative move choices and many do depend on personal style,
but how do I learn which ones put most pressure on my opponent, which is the personal style I would like to play with!
Many thanks and best wishes again to you & for this fine website that gives help to all learning to improve their chess games.