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16 Jul 06
Not an exceptional game, but the final position of a piece on every square of the 5th rank looks a little unusual.Game 2237314
17 Jul 06
Originally posted by ShinidokiA quick search and here's some reading:
2 is common (in most games in fact) 3 is rare, so I'm guessing 4 is exceptionally rare, I don't think 5 is possible.
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3028
http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/records/records.htm#Longest%20living%20quadrupled%20pawns
17 Jul 06
Originally posted by buffalobillthe first Article is quite amusing - whats even more amusing is the statistic.
A quick search and here's some reading:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3028
http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/records/records.htm#Longest%20living%20quadrupled%20pawns
as for the other 2 formations (square+diamond) I have seen them in a few my own games (mainly blitz) - afterall, a square of pawns is a good way to control the centre, and a diamond is, as it turns out, a very flexible , and solid structure....I don't think thats much of a "endgame weakness"
17 Jul 06
why do you freak out when someone says they have doubled pawns almost every game? doubled pawns arent always weak their only weak if you cant use them to your advantage. say your playing the ruy lopez and black brings his bishop to c5 and you bring your black bishop to e3 and he takes and you take back with your pawn its doubled but it gives you attacking possibilities and you can use that pawn to help force a center break.