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| The White queen takes up an imposing-looking post on c6, and cannot be summarily dislodged beacause attacking her with a knight from b8 would entail other problems. The best piece to oppose the White queen's position is the Black queen, and because this is fairly simple to arrange, 15 Qc6 seems to be simply a tacit offer to exchange queens. (Have a question? Ask GM Rohde! Not all questions can be answered, but the Grandmaster will pick selected topics to cover live from e-mail received.) |   |
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