Pähtz: Der richtige Abtausch UpdateSN_required false He is an Olympiad gold

He is an Olympiad gold medallist

he resists the temptation of finding convenient wins for White

I strongly believe that the above-mentioned fallacies do not hold true empirically

e4 but have not dared to do so because of the seemingly unavoidable amount of theory

With the programs ChessBase 13/14

Pähtz: Der richtige Abtausch UpdateSN_required false He is an Olympiad goldThe correct exchange is one of the most important topics in chess. This applies to the opening and the middle game as well as to the endgame. Less experienced players usually only associate exchange with capturing pieces of equal material value, without taking strategic factors into account. When exchanging pieces, however, it is not a matter of calculating the resulting material ratio, but also of recognizing the consequences for the evaluation of