<p>Keeping track of advanced passed pawns is very important as they are virtually like live wires, threatening at every possible opportunity to gain promotion into a piece of their choice. It is not only important to keep a check on them but many a times it is also necessary to eliminate them as soon as possible.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In the game which follows, Black advances his passed pawn on the queen side right up to the seventh rank. White gets an opportunity to capture that pawn and gain a big advantage but misses it in trying to get an attack going on the Kingside.<br /><br />White: Tunik Gennady (2440) – Black: Michail Brodsky (2510)<br />Chigorin Memorial, St Petersburg, 1996<br />Queen’s Indian Defence<br />1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6. Fianchettoing on the queen side. These defences are known as Queen’s Indian defences<br />4.g3<br />White on the other hand fianchettoes on the King side<br />4.Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7<br />Declining to swap bishops<br />7.Bg2 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.0–0 0–0 10.Nc3 Bb7 11.Qc2 Na6<br />Intent on development<br />12.Rad. White has a few options at his disposal like 12.Rac1 or 12.Rfd1 or 12.Bf4<br />12...Re8<br />If 12...Qc8 13.Bg5<br />13.Bg5<br />If 13.Bf4 Qd7 14.Be5 Rad8 15.a3 Ne4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Nd2 f6 18.Bf4 Bxa3 19.Nxe4 Nb4 20.Qb1 Nd5 21.Bd2<br />13...Ne4 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Ne5<br />Targetting the central pawn by trying to shut out the queen and rook which have doubled up on the central file<br />16. ..Nb4 17.Qb2 f6. Trying to dislodge the knight anchored in the centre. Worth a look is 17. ..c5 or 17. ..Nd5<br />18.Nc4 a5 19.Rc1 Nd5 20.a3 Ra7. Not exactly the right move! Black can look at 20...b5 or 21.Rf8<br />21.e3<br />If 21.Rc2 Rec1<br />21...Kh8. Taking time off to keep the King on a safe looking square<br />22.Rfe1. Better is 22.Rfd1 leading to equality. 22...b5 23.Nd2 b4<br />Pushing on, on the queen side!<br />24.Nxe4. If 24.axb4 Nxb4 25.Bf1 Bd5<br />24...bxa3 25.Qa1 Nb4 26.Nc5 Bxg2 27.Kxg2 Rb8<br />Black had a better move in 27. ..Qd6 or 27. ..Raa8<br />28.e4. If White hurriedly grabs 28.Qxa3 Nd3 29.Red1 Nxc1 30.Rxc1 then Black is in with a chance<br />28...a2 29.Qc3. White could have considered 29.f3<br />29. ..c6 30.Ra1<br />If 30.Nd3 a4 31.Nxb4 Qxb4 32.Qxb4 Rxb4 33.Rxc6 h6 34.bxa4 Raxa4 35.Rcc1 (35.Ra1? Rb1 36.Rc1 Rxc1) 35...Rxd4 and Black looks better<br />30...Qd6 31.Re2. If 31.Nd3 a4 32.Nxb4 axb3. 31...Rd8 32.Rd2 Re7 33.Qc4 f5 34.exf5<br />If 34.f3 fxe4 35.fxe4 Rf8<br />34...Qf6. Black can try exchanging queens with 34. ..Qd5+<br />35.Ne6 Rd5. A mistake! Black should have played 35. ..Rde8 36.Qc5 Nd5<br />Diagram 1<br />36.g4. White should have grabbed the advanced pawn when he had the chance 36.Rdxa2 Qxf5 37.Qxb4 Qxe638.Rxa5 h6<br />36. ..Rxe6. Once again not the right choice. Black should have played 36...h5 37.h3 Qh4 38.Qe2 or even 36...g6 37.Raxa2 gxf5 (37...Nxa2 38.Qxc6) 38.Qxb4. <br />37.fxe6 Qxe6 38.f3 h5 39.h3 Qd6<br />If 39...c5 40.Re2. 40.Qe2 c5 41.Qe8+ Kh7 42.Re2 h4<br />If 42...cxd4 43.Re6 Qf4 44.Qg6+ Kg8 45.Re8+<br />43.Qe4+ Kg8 44.dxc5<br />If 44.Qe8+ Kh7. 44...Qg3+ 45.Kh1 Rxc5. If 45...Qxh3+ 46.Rh2 Qg3 47.Rhxa2. 46.Rd1 Rd5 47.Rde1 Rc5 48.Qe8+ Kh7 49.Qe4+ Kg8 ½–½ <br />Diagram 2<br />White to play and win<br /> 1.Qxb4 axb4 2.Rxa8+ Be8 3.Bxd5 and White wins.<br /></p>
<p>Keeping track of advanced passed pawns is very important as they are virtually like live wires, threatening at every possible opportunity to gain promotion into a piece of their choice. It is not only important to keep a check on them but many a times it is also necessary to eliminate them as soon as possible.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In the game which follows, Black advances his passed pawn on the queen side right up to the seventh rank. White gets an opportunity to capture that pawn and gain a big advantage but misses it in trying to get an attack going on the Kingside.<br /><br />White: Tunik Gennady (2440) – Black: Michail Brodsky (2510)<br />Chigorin Memorial, St Petersburg, 1996<br />Queen’s Indian Defence<br />1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6. Fianchettoing on the queen side. These defences are known as Queen’s Indian defences<br />4.g3<br />White on the other hand fianchettoes on the King side<br />4.Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7<br />Declining to swap bishops<br />7.Bg2 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.0–0 0–0 10.Nc3 Bb7 11.Qc2 Na6<br />Intent on development<br />12.Rad. White has a few options at his disposal like 12.Rac1 or 12.Rfd1 or 12.Bf4<br />12...Re8<br />If 12...Qc8 13.Bg5<br />13.Bg5<br />If 13.Bf4 Qd7 14.Be5 Rad8 15.a3 Ne4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Nd2 f6 18.Bf4 Bxa3 19.Nxe4 Nb4 20.Qb1 Nd5 21.Bd2<br />13...Ne4 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Ne5<br />Targetting the central pawn by trying to shut out the queen and rook which have doubled up on the central file<br />16. ..Nb4 17.Qb2 f6. Trying to dislodge the knight anchored in the centre. Worth a look is 17. ..c5 or 17. ..Nd5<br />18.Nc4 a5 19.Rc1 Nd5 20.a3 Ra7. Not exactly the right move! Black can look at 20...b5 or 21.Rf8<br />21.e3<br />If 21.Rc2 Rec1<br />21...Kh8. Taking time off to keep the King on a safe looking square<br />22.Rfe1. Better is 22.Rfd1 leading to equality. 22...b5 23.Nd2 b4<br />Pushing on, on the queen side!<br />24.Nxe4. If 24.axb4 Nxb4 25.Bf1 Bd5<br />24...bxa3 25.Qa1 Nb4 26.Nc5 Bxg2 27.Kxg2 Rb8<br />Black had a better move in 27. ..Qd6 or 27. ..Raa8<br />28.e4. If White hurriedly grabs 28.Qxa3 Nd3 29.Red1 Nxc1 30.Rxc1 then Black is in with a chance<br />28...a2 29.Qc3. White could have considered 29.f3<br />29. ..c6 30.Ra1<br />If 30.Nd3 a4 31.Nxb4 Qxb4 32.Qxb4 Rxb4 33.Rxc6 h6 34.bxa4 Raxa4 35.Rcc1 (35.Ra1? Rb1 36.Rc1 Rxc1) 35...Rxd4 and Black looks better<br />30...Qd6 31.Re2. If 31.Nd3 a4 32.Nxb4 axb3. 31...Rd8 32.Rd2 Re7 33.Qc4 f5 34.exf5<br />If 34.f3 fxe4 35.fxe4 Rf8<br />34...Qf6. Black can try exchanging queens with 34. ..Qd5+<br />35.Ne6 Rd5. A mistake! Black should have played 35. ..Rde8 36.Qc5 Nd5<br />Diagram 1<br />36.g4. White should have grabbed the advanced pawn when he had the chance 36.Rdxa2 Qxf5 37.Qxb4 Qxe638.Rxa5 h6<br />36. ..Rxe6. Once again not the right choice. Black should have played 36...h5 37.h3 Qh4 38.Qe2 or even 36...g6 37.Raxa2 gxf5 (37...Nxa2 38.Qxc6) 38.Qxb4. <br />37.fxe6 Qxe6 38.f3 h5 39.h3 Qd6<br />If 39...c5 40.Re2. 40.Qe2 c5 41.Qe8+ Kh7 42.Re2 h4<br />If 42...cxd4 43.Re6 Qf4 44.Qg6+ Kg8 45.Re8+<br />43.Qe4+ Kg8 44.dxc5<br />If 44.Qe8+ Kh7. 44...Qg3+ 45.Kh1 Rxc5. If 45...Qxh3+ 46.Rh2 Qg3 47.Rhxa2. 46.Rd1 Rd5 47.Rde1 Rc5 48.Qe8+ Kh7 49.Qe4+ Kg8 ½–½ <br />Diagram 2<br />White to play and win<br /> 1.Qxb4 axb4 2.Rxa8+ Be8 3.Bxd5 and White wins.<br /></p>
