Idesis, Yaacov vs. Kennedy, Shernaz - FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships 65+ 2024 1/2-1/2

In the game between Yaacov Idesis and Shernaz Kennedy at the FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships 65+ 2024 on July 11, 2024, Shernaz Kennedy, playing as Black, made the move d4. This move seeks an equal exchange of pieces, revealing a blocked attacking position and potentially missing an opportunity for better bishop mobility. It gains a tempo advantage and ensures the piece is well defended, yet it could have provided better protection for an underdefended piece or exploited a chance to create a fork by attacking multiple pieces. Despite these considerations, d4 also aids in developing a piece for active play, although it might have overlooked an opportunity to escape an impending attack.