Pawn Power (The Batsford Chess Library)

110 Pages·2010·2.65 MB·English

by  Angus Dunnington

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PAWN
POWER
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Contents
Sybmols 4
Introduction 5
I PawnisnD efence 11
2 ThCee ntre 17
3 ThPeas sePda wann Pdr omotion 33
4 ThPea wMna ss 49
5 Mate 63
6 IlslturaGtaimvees 71
7 Problems 99
Solutions 170
IndoefPx l yaers 101
Symbols
Apafrortm s tandaalrgde bnroatiactv ieoryfn e,ws ymbaorluess eidn
this Tbhofeool kl.o wairntegh e es nsteioanels :
! Goomdo ve
? Bad move
! ! Brinltml oivae
?? Blunder
!? Intermeosvtei ng
?! Dubimoouvse
0-0 Castkliensg side
0-0-0 Castqlueese nside
Ch Championship
W ch World Championship
Corr Potsagla me
(1)6 Thceu rrpeoinstti iossnh owinnD igara1m6
Wheang amiems e ntiotnhpeelyd ae,'r n sameasrg ei vienbn o lwdi,t h
thpely aewri tthhw eh iptiee gcievsfIre sntb ,eo frteh hey phTehnpe.l ace
anidns omcea stehste y poefe veingsti vienin t alic.
Chepsrsol bemasr ien dicbayat b eodxc otnaign 'iPn'
antdh per olbenmu mebr.
Soultiotnocs h epsrso blaermiesn dicbayat b eodcx o n­
tain'iSan'ng d the npurmobbelre.m
Introduction
Beofred iscnugst shimea yn andp opultahrr iu-sst ths el ight
propearntudis eeossfp awnlseu,ts buirtr evocwaebalkee noiftn hge
firstr emionudr seolfav c eosu plseq uadr4ae nsfd 4. T hiisni tsiesl f
ofi mporatnaudnn tof rtundaift­ea ni nfinitepsosiimtaiplor noabl­
feerncbeest wetehne fsiaet uhlf lemb,ui tff o sro me rWehaistoen
servanttsh oeat nhpdeei rc es. subesquen-taltay n ys ta-ge
A pawn'mso sotb viwoeuask ­pushweidt ch2- co4r g 2-gt4h,e
nesiisst sse velriemliyrt aendg e soift uawtoiuoltnda kaes eveturnr e
movemeTnhteq. u eerno,oa kn d fotrh weo rsaesW, h iwtoeu tlhde n
bishcoaapnl tlr afrvoemlo nsei deh avteod efedn4od rf 4 w itphi esc.e
oft hbeo atroda n otihnae s ri nglPee rhtahpiisssa r atohbevri ous
mov;ek nigchatansl smoa kteh ea nsdi mpleixsatmiwpcil tewh h ich
samjeurno ey,a lbmeoirtle a bortioh­ ighltihgceho tn sequoefn ces
ous.Bl uytth pea whna nso c hoicpea wmno vse,b utm aas tceoru ld
butto f caet hmeu sainckd e etpo looaktas eemisnoigldlcy,a utious
itpsr edetepramtidhno ewdtn h ep awand vaanncdes trielclo gnize
filoen w hicihts tantdhsoe,n lys imibluatr msourbetd leeefc .t s
opptourntioct hya ncgoeu rcsoern ­Jubsetc atuhspeeo sitcioocnneasl­
ingw hean captiusrp eo islbse.s iosn)m( a yn obte i mmediately
Theorreiefit s i mperatthiwavtee c atasitcri,oti p snh evheerltess
looakft eoru pra wnasn,td h feca t quiltiek tehlatyth t er ueex teonft
thwaets taeratcg ha mwei tehi ghtth dea mawgieel mle rlgaet er.
oft hemc iflaitthatitasecs sok nsidR­athleirtk hefue t iplrea cotfi ce
erla!yb paperoivnecgrr aciknaws a laln d
Anothveerryi mporftiaalnitn pgr etentdhpiern ogb hlaedsmi sap­
oft hpea wwnh icshe emtsob e pearietdn ,oiu ssi eg noars itnrgu c­
sersilouyun appreciatetdu rewavelea nk noebrshy so pitnhgai tt
someex peripelnacyieeisdrt issn ­wilfilxi tsUenllf.e sshso rt-term
abiltiomt oyv bea ckwaTrhdes c.o mpensfacattooarrrysse o g ood
signifiocfta hnruiclseec a nnobte thatthg ea mies d ecifdaeovdu r­
overestainmwdae ts ehdo,un lodt a blbye ofrteh fea lutcsna be
frogetth aetv eprya wmno vec re­pouncoend t bhyoe p ponietn ti,s
ateas w eakneFsorse .x ampilfe n,e cersyts oa sdoom ethaibnogut
Whitset aarg tasm wei tIhe 4t,h et heusnea ttrfaaecttuiorvfeyes o ur
resoulftt h iisnn oceonkti-n-lgo positTihobene .sat p prooafc ha ll,
6 Introduction
ofc ouristseot , r ecaadr efuforlml yW hitnee edosn ltyh etsher ee
thvee ryfir smto v!e pawntsop aratlhyeesn ee mtyh,e n
Notteh a'tp amwonev sa'l so trhei­wnhka cto ubledd onieft he
frest oc aptwuirteaphs a wsni,n cmea teirmibaall waenrcteeob er e­
thaec ceptoafdn ocueb lsepdlo,ir t s toarnetddh rmeoerw eh iptaew ns
backwpaarwdni sns o l ess siagnpipfie­ared.
cantth atnh cer eatoifho onl. e sTheb labc-kp aiwsbn a ckward:
Eacmha yw elblep unisahste hde i hta bse elne bfte hibnyid t cso l­
gamper oegsrses. leagaunedcs o nsequheannsto l y
Thef ollwoindgai graimul sl­suppwoirttwhh icthoa iidt asd ­
traatf eesgw enefraeaturle wsh ichv anec.W hithea rse acitnet dh e
occfuerrq uently: beswta yg,u ardtihnsegq uadrie­
recitnfrl oyno tf wiittt hha e- pawn.
Thsep ldi-atnf d- apwnasr beo th
isolatedh:aa sp n aeritotnnahe ner r
I ajdcaenmte. C onesquentthley
prxoimyi otft hweh itee-w pna
meantsh ante itchaesnra fealdy­
vance.
Them isbelreao-kliodngo ubled
h-pawnasl wsaiort eha ofri uetn dly
neighbTohuefrr o.no tn wei lble
captubryWe hdi 'tsge- paiwfin t
ventufrrwoeasr da,n d otthhee r
cannomto v.e
Ih avree movetdh peai lelic ne s Nowt hwaeth avceo nsitdheer ed
ordteohr i ghltihpgerh otb loefm pso sitsihoonratlc oomfBi alnkcg'ss
Balkc'psa wnAsd.d ipnige (ciensp­ awins lawnedc sa,na ppreciate
cludkiinngtg ost )hd ei agproasmi t­heeff eocftt h ehsaen diicnaa np­s
tiowno ulddi storuaarct tt entoitohcneo rn tIenax l ta.t e-oopre ning
awafryo mt hpel ightthb elo afc mki ddlesgiatmueBa ltciakwo onu ld
pawnUss.i tnhgce r acks ansdt hiwalavpller l o­blfreemesit nhbgei nd
papeexra mapglaewi enk ,n ow tbheacta euasceph i epcoets etdos up­
eventtuhapela lpwyee ra arwsa tyo poratn advcaonucbleedc oun­
revtehacelr ackisn,c haeensadsc ht erbeyda w hiptiee (cee.w gh.i te
excnhgaem akse thset ructttJuer4av l b alck.i. e7)R.em ember,
falutmso re anvdi bsmlioer.e toot,h aWth ithea sa deficoift
Herieit es v idtehnBatalt c sks 'ixt hrpeaew ns.
pawnasr bee ihnge ladtb ayb y Nonheetlewses ,m umsatk e
onlhya lafsm anyw hiotnee sI!f sompea wmno vesc a(potrui rne s)
Introducti7o n
ordteoar l ltohwoe t hpeire icnetso o ri nt hcee ntorrpe e,r htahpoesf ­
thgea mse,ot hsee clrieietnps u t­fnesicvoeu bledc ontreovlelne d
tinapg a wtnos ucgho ouds teh atb ym orseo bmeerna s.
thaed vantoafig teassd vanbcy e Witthh imsi nidni, se s iste ntial
faoru wteigthh de iasdvagnetsat om ake mtohseot ft hpea wns,
(evecrluyod h aass viellri gni!n)b.e caiuitsts eh evierr sawthiilciht y
Thiisws h yt hoep enmionvge Is oftemna inttahibena slc aenT.h e
e4a ndId 4a rseo p opuAlpaarr.to thpeire mcaeysb em ormeo bile
fromo penliinngte hsea,yl kseoe pb u-ta pafrortm t hqeu e-ent hey
watcohv etrhc ee ntarraelTn hae. don osth atrhece h ameleon-like
movIea 4o,n t hoet hhearn hda,s c harascttioecfrts ih pea wnT.h e
litttojls uet iifyt . knighitus s elienls osn g-roapn­ge
Ing enetrhabele sptol iciyst o eratainohdna nsso c ontrol whatso­
avomiadk iunngn ceesrsypa awne veorv etrhe ei ght swqhuiacrhe s
moves (aatp tiaecjcksueitf n ogr s urrouintAd. b ishmoopv eosn
thsea koef iatc oimsm omni s­eitlhiegorhrd t a rskq ualreeasv,i ng
ta)k.eE acohn er equicraerse fualm ass5i0v%oe ft hbeo apredrm a­
deliberation! nentilnyasc sbcile!e
We shourledm embtehtrew o A healttrhooyo fpp a wnosnt, h e
maidne fincciieoefts h pea wn: othhearn ids,e ntirely ocfa pable
I)iit s n oats a gialste h oet hecra rryoiunmtga nyd ifefreanst­
pieces; signm-eenrtesc atd ienfge nsive
2)i tc annmootv bea ckwarbdasr rwiaetric,nh go vecrr itical
(unltikhoeet hpeire ces). squasr,he olndgib acekn emy
piecaensdp awnosp,e nlinign es,
Versatility advanicnai tntga ect.kc ,
Ifo npel ary'rese souarrcieen s­
Ine vegraym oefc hetshesev alus­ufficiteodn etwa ilt thht eh reoaft s
atioofanp artipcoutsliiaoirans r ­thoet her,b tergoiaunnbstdl,r e e at­
rivaetd tbayki nsge vefrcaatlo risn g uasnidpn agw nwsi thtohuet
intaoc coubnott.sh i Idfe s aruet msoraseitsd p tehcetdy e seirvsea
toh aveeq ucahla nctehsid,so ess ure-wfiaryoe fs everreesltyr ict­
nonte cersismlaeya tnh atthr ee ­invgi toaplt iwohnest,th heerby e
spectpilnvasae v ailtaotb hleem d eefnsivoeff,e nsoirpv oets iio.n al
aroeft hsea mkei nFdo.er x ample,
Whitmea yb ep repatroifi nghgt Finatlhlfeyol ,l owfisancgi nat­
fotrh ien itiwaittaihd v aen geroinuegsx amopflt eha el momsatg ical
kingsiadtet abcuk,it n turn Balckp ropeorftp iaewsns sh ould serve
coublerd e awdiyta hne quaelfl­ya sa t asotfte h intgocs o mPer.e ­
fceticvoeu notnet rho et hflearn kp arteoe nttehrTe w ilZiognh.et. .
8 Introduction
Althotuhageuh t henotfti hciisat ftye 3r liJ d3t hhei thpearstsoi ve
gamhea bse eqnu estiSonzan'esd b,i shgoipva ed se cidsiisvceo vered
phneomencaolm binanteivoenrc ­hewcikt 3.h c .4.+w ,h e4n': xb6
thleesdsee svresa p alcien t hec xd!l3 eavtehrseo odke feenlcess
chewsosr 'lHsda lolfF am.e agaitnhusent i tpeadw ns.
Consequenthlayts o W hbiet e
Ortue-tSaanz moriem aginianht iaistv tee tmop ts
Madr1i39d4 holbda ctkht ei de.
3': xb6 c4!!
Balckc orrecitglnyo trheaest ­
Ja tackeendem pyi e-ce3.as .x .b 64? ?
liJd3c ovetrhcseI s -quaarntedh us
winfsoW rh ite.
Thankst ot hlea taedsvta nce, the
thrteoca atp ttuhrreeo obke comes
ag enuicnoen cfeornWr h itase ,
liJd3i nso l ongpeorsb slie.
Nowa fte4r liJ xc4c 2B alck
queebnesc autsheue ngainly
knigshtta ondnts hc e- ftwlhee irte
Atfi rst gnleaintschieed re oabps­trutchrteos o akn,4d liJ dI a nd
peatrosh avaen a dvan.tI ang­e4liJ a4b otmhe ewti t4.h c .2.N. o r
deewdi,t h mattheere iqaualan ld i4s': e6s uffici4e. nc.tx.:b5 2': el
Blacskb 'ishaocpt ionngla ys c3,e t.c
baby-stioat c toeurpo lfpe a wns, 4 ':b4!
thpea wmnaj roitWyh ietjneyo so n
thkei ngsidet oss weientmghs e
scailnWe hsi 'tfseva our. Jb
Thiissi ,nf cata,l motsruteb ;u t
histiosar byo uttob em adbey
Balkc'oss tencsriibplpyl ed queen­
sipdae w.n s
1 ':xb!2!
...
Oneo ft hmea nys acriifinc es
honoouftr hp ea wwnh iacrhte ob e
fuontdh rougthhboiousot k.
2liJ xb2 c3
Nowt hoen lsyq uafrroemw hich Thoen lmyo v(e4': b7c 2a)ft,e r
thknei ghctap nr evtehnpetr omow­hicWhhi tteh reattoce lneusap r
tioonfB alkc'cs-3 pawinsd 3,b utw it5hliJ a4f ollwoedb y': xc.4