<p>Indiscriminate movement of pawns can be destructive as these are the only units on the chessboard which cannot retreat.<br /><br />In the game which follows, an ending without queens appears unclear and with the rooks and knights on board, a draw would well be on the cards. White however has a passed pawn which he pushes without much thought and his whole game collapses<br />White: Klaudiuz Urban (2470) – Black: Michael Krasenkow (2590) <br />Lubniewice, 1995<br />King's Indian Defence<br />1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 <br />The King’s Indian Defence<br />3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 Nc6 5.Be3 e5 6.d5 <br />If 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Qxd8+ Nxd8 8.0–0–0 <br />6...Nce7 <br />Here Black can also think about 6...Nd4<br />7.c5<br />If 7.g4 f5 8.gxf5 gxf5 9.Qh5+ Kf8<br />7...f5 <br />Aggressive stance by Black<br />8.cxd6 cxd6 9.Bb5+ Kf8 <br />Black decides to forego castling. If 9. ..Bd7 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.Nh3 fxe4 12.Ng5<br />10.f3 Bh6 11.Bxh6+ <br />If 11.Bf2 Nf6 <br />12.h3 Kg7 13.Nge2 Rf8 14.Ng3 Rf7 15.Qb3 Qa5 16.Bd3 fxe4 17.fxe4 Nd7 was played in a previous game<br />11...Nxh6 12.Qd2 <br />An indication that White is keen on castling on the queen side.<br />12. ..Nf7 <br />If 12...Kg7 13.f4 fxe4 14.fxe5 Ng4 15.e6 Nf5 16.Nxe4 Nge3 17.Nf3 with advantage for White<br />13.Nge2 <br />If 13.exf5 Nxf5 14.Nge2 Qb6 15.a4 Qe3 16.Nd1 Qxd2<br />13...Kg7<br />The players were following a previously played game till this time but here Black opts for a new move. If 13...f4 14.h4 h6 15.g3 g5 16.hxg5 hxg5 17.0–0–0 Rxh1 18.Rxh1 Ng6<br />14.Bd3 White ahs a dilemma whether to castle on the King side or the queen side?<br />14...Bd7 15.0–0–0 <br />He finally decides on the long side<br />15. ..Rb8 16.Kb1 b5 <br />Starting the action on the queen side<br />17.Rc1 Qb6 18.Nd1<br />If 18.h4 f4 19.h5 g5 20.g4 fxg3 21.h6 <br />18...f4<br />A good move!<br />19.Rc2 <br />If 19.g3 g5 20.gxf4 exf4 21.h4 h6 22.hxg5 hxg5 23.Rg1 Ng6 24.Qc3 Nge5 with advantage for Black And if 19.g4 h5 <br />19...g5<br />Good play by Black<br />20.Nc1 Ng6 21.Qf2 Qxf2 22.Nxf2 Rbc8 23.Rd1 <br />If 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 <br />24.Nb3 Nh4! 25.Rg1 h5 26.Be2 Kf6 27.g3 Ng6 <br />23...Rxc2 24.Kxc2 h5 25.h3 g4<br />Black is pushing on the King side after exchanging queens<br />26.hxg4 hxg4 27.Nxg4 Bxg4 28.fxg4 Ng5 29.Nb3 If 29.Bxb5 Rh2 30.Rd2 Nxe4 31.Re2 Ng3 32.Rf2 e4<br />29...Rh2 Entering the seventh rank<br />30.Rd2 Nh4 31.Kc3 a5 32.a4 <br />If 32.Nxa5 b4+ <br />33.Kc2 (33.Kxb4 f3) 33...Nxg2 34.Kb3 Nf3 35.Rf2 Nge1 36.Rxh2 Nxh2 37.Be2 f3 38.Bxf3 Nhxf3 39.Kxb4 Nd3+ 40.Kc4 Nf2<br />32...bxa4 33.Nxa5 Kf6 34.Nc4 Ke7 35.Kb4 Nxg2 36.Kxa4 f3 37.Ne3 Kf6 38.Nf5 <br />If 38.b4 Rh3 39.Nf5 Nf4 40.Nxd6 Nxd3 41.Rxd3 f2 42.Rd1 Re3 43.Rf1 Nh3 44.b5 Re1 45.Rxf2+ Nxf2 46.b6 Rb1 47.Nb5 Nxe4 48.b7 Nc5+<br />38...Rh8 39.Nxd6 Ne1 40.Bb5<br />Here 40Bb1 looks better. <br />If 40.Kb3 Nxd3 (40...Rd8 41.Nf5 Nxd3 42.Rxd3 f2 43.Ng3) 41.Rxd3 f2 42.Rd1 Rd8 43.Rf1 Rxd6 44.Rxf2<br />40...Rd8 41.Ne8+ <br />If 41.Nf5 Nxe4 <br />41...Kf7 <br />Diagram 1<br />42.d6 This advance does not help and is a mistake. Perhaps better is 42.Nc7<br />42. ..Rxe8 43.Bxe8+ Kxe8 44.Rh2 Nxe4 45.Rh5 Nd3 46.Rf5 f2 0–1<br />Diagram 2<br />White to play and win<br />1.Rxd7+ Kxd7 2.Nc5+ and White wins.<br /></p>
<p>Indiscriminate movement of pawns can be destructive as these are the only units on the chessboard which cannot retreat.<br /><br />In the game which follows, an ending without queens appears unclear and with the rooks and knights on board, a draw would well be on the cards. White however has a passed pawn which he pushes without much thought and his whole game collapses<br />White: Klaudiuz Urban (2470) – Black: Michael Krasenkow (2590) <br />Lubniewice, 1995<br />King's Indian Defence<br />1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 <br />The King’s Indian Defence<br />3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 Nc6 5.Be3 e5 6.d5 <br />If 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Qxd8+ Nxd8 8.0–0–0 <br />6...Nce7 <br />Here Black can also think about 6...Nd4<br />7.c5<br />If 7.g4 f5 8.gxf5 gxf5 9.Qh5+ Kf8<br />7...f5 <br />Aggressive stance by Black<br />8.cxd6 cxd6 9.Bb5+ Kf8 <br />Black decides to forego castling. If 9. ..Bd7 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.Nh3 fxe4 12.Ng5<br />10.f3 Bh6 11.Bxh6+ <br />If 11.Bf2 Nf6 <br />12.h3 Kg7 13.Nge2 Rf8 14.Ng3 Rf7 15.Qb3 Qa5 16.Bd3 fxe4 17.fxe4 Nd7 was played in a previous game<br />11...Nxh6 12.Qd2 <br />An indication that White is keen on castling on the queen side.<br />12. ..Nf7 <br />If 12...Kg7 13.f4 fxe4 14.fxe5 Ng4 15.e6 Nf5 16.Nxe4 Nge3 17.Nf3 with advantage for White<br />13.Nge2 <br />If 13.exf5 Nxf5 14.Nge2 Qb6 15.a4 Qe3 16.Nd1 Qxd2<br />13...Kg7<br />The players were following a previously played game till this time but here Black opts for a new move. If 13...f4 14.h4 h6 15.g3 g5 16.hxg5 hxg5 17.0–0–0 Rxh1 18.Rxh1 Ng6<br />14.Bd3 White ahs a dilemma whether to castle on the King side or the queen side?<br />14...Bd7 15.0–0–0 <br />He finally decides on the long side<br />15. ..Rb8 16.Kb1 b5 <br />Starting the action on the queen side<br />17.Rc1 Qb6 18.Nd1<br />If 18.h4 f4 19.h5 g5 20.g4 fxg3 21.h6 <br />18...f4<br />A good move!<br />19.Rc2 <br />If 19.g3 g5 20.gxf4 exf4 21.h4 h6 22.hxg5 hxg5 23.Rg1 Ng6 24.Qc3 Nge5 with advantage for Black And if 19.g4 h5 <br />19...g5<br />Good play by Black<br />20.Nc1 Ng6 21.Qf2 Qxf2 22.Nxf2 Rbc8 23.Rd1 <br />If 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 <br />24.Nb3 Nh4! 25.Rg1 h5 26.Be2 Kf6 27.g3 Ng6 <br />23...Rxc2 24.Kxc2 h5 25.h3 g4<br />Black is pushing on the King side after exchanging queens<br />26.hxg4 hxg4 27.Nxg4 Bxg4 28.fxg4 Ng5 29.Nb3 If 29.Bxb5 Rh2 30.Rd2 Nxe4 31.Re2 Ng3 32.Rf2 e4<br />29...Rh2 Entering the seventh rank<br />30.Rd2 Nh4 31.Kc3 a5 32.a4 <br />If 32.Nxa5 b4+ <br />33.Kc2 (33.Kxb4 f3) 33...Nxg2 34.Kb3 Nf3 35.Rf2 Nge1 36.Rxh2 Nxh2 37.Be2 f3 38.Bxf3 Nhxf3 39.Kxb4 Nd3+ 40.Kc4 Nf2<br />32...bxa4 33.Nxa5 Kf6 34.Nc4 Ke7 35.Kb4 Nxg2 36.Kxa4 f3 37.Ne3 Kf6 38.Nf5 <br />If 38.b4 Rh3 39.Nf5 Nf4 40.Nxd6 Nxd3 41.Rxd3 f2 42.Rd1 Re3 43.Rf1 Nh3 44.b5 Re1 45.Rxf2+ Nxf2 46.b6 Rb1 47.Nb5 Nxe4 48.b7 Nc5+<br />38...Rh8 39.Nxd6 Ne1 40.Bb5<br />Here 40Bb1 looks better. <br />If 40.Kb3 Nxd3 (40...Rd8 41.Nf5 Nxd3 42.Rxd3 f2 43.Ng3) 41.Rxd3 f2 42.Rd1 Rd8 43.Rf1 Rxd6 44.Rxf2<br />40...Rd8 41.Ne8+ <br />If 41.Nf5 Nxe4 <br />41...Kf7 <br />Diagram 1<br />42.d6 This advance does not help and is a mistake. Perhaps better is 42.Nc7<br />42. ..Rxe8 43.Bxe8+ Kxe8 44.Rh2 Nxe4 45.Rh5 Nd3 46.Rf5 f2 0–1<br />Diagram 2<br />White to play and win<br />1.Rxd7+ Kxd7 2.Nc5+ and White wins.<br /></p>
