I would like to show you some wonderful positions , where pawns decide the outcome of the whole game!
Optueta - Sanz, Madrid 1934
Black to move…
And it doesn’t look very dangerous for white .The pawn on b2 is protected…The bishop on b6 looks passive But a passed pawn may become so dangerous….And a knight is not the best piece to stop the passed pawns…
1. ...Rb2!!
Black sacrificed a full ROOK! Only to advance an isolated pawn!
2. Nxb2 c3!
OK How to stop it now? 3.Nd3 then c4....? And Nc4 doesn’t help as well due to c2!
3. Rxb6 !
Only answer for a while looks very bad for black c2, just Nd3! But
3....c4 !!Still not possible are Nd3 or Nc4 . But black’s idea is to play c2 on the next move! The only
chance is
4. b4 !Looks that it’s white - who is winning! But here comes the point!
4....a5 !!
Three isolated pawns are winning against rook and knight!
If 5.Rb7 just c2! Losing as well is 5.Kf2 then c3xb2! Then is c2- unstoppable! And last, if 5. Rc4 then c3xb2! .. From the starting position it’s very difficult to dream about the final one, isn’t it?
Now lets see some openings when a pawn has decide the game! Here’s a very rare variation of the Caro- Kann defence.
Razuvaev- Kupreichik , Dubna 1970:
Hope you enjoyed !
This concludes the series of articles on Pawns - Their Importance.
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