How to search for pawnstormtheme in DB's

I want to study some mastergames that feature pawnstorms and minority attacks.I have chessbase 8 and several huge databases,how can I search for such games.In addition,maybe there are players who are known to frequently utilise these particular strategies,maybe I can look up their games?

The only thing that I can tell you is to look at games in the dragon or sharp sicilians for the pawnstorm attacks and the queen's gambit for the minority attacks. Also, Books like Understanding Chess: Move by Move by Nunn have sections on both. The Art of Attack by Vukovic has a section on opposite side castling and pawn storm strategies also. That's the best I got since I don't own Chessbase (hopefully I will by Dec. 25th though!)

Rubinstein and Tolsh spring to mind. I dont think you can search the database for pawn storms but you might be able to download a database dedicated to pawnstorms if you look around a bit :-)

Not something I play but there is a Benoni, pawn storm variation :-)

Iv probably sung the praise of the book before but "The Art of Attack" is ideal if you want to learn about pawn storms and minority attacks, its aimed at class A players and above.

Iv been thinking, there if often a need for databases on a certain subject which are rarely available. Someone could make a database about pawnstorm usings RHP games, im sure there must be hundreds of them on the site.

Originally posted by Grayeyesofsorrow
Iv been thinking, there if often a need for databases on a certain subject which are rarely available. Someone could make a database about pawnstorm usings RHP games, im sure there must be hundreds of them on the site.

You could ask people to post their pawn storm games here. If you want some GM class games to start you off.

Schlechter - Tarrasch, Monte Carlo 1903

Rubinstein - Teichmann, Vienna Match(4) 1908

Konig - H. Weiss, Vienna 1919

Tolush - Kotov, USSR Championship, Moscow 1945

in order to have a succesfull pawnstorm on for example a kingside castled king he must have made one of these moves weakening the kingside f6 g6 h6 or simular moves. otherwise he will be able to close up the possition very easily and your attack will have failed. Also never start a pawn storm when your not finnished developing ( i had a lot of opponents who did not do this and i crushed them easily)

Originally posted by Grayeyesofsorrow
[b]You could ask people to post their pawn storm games here. If you want some GM class games to start you off.

Originally posted by !~TONY~!
The only thing that I can tell you is to look at games in the dragon or sharp sicilians for the pawnstorm attacks and the queen's gambit for the minority attacks. Also, Books like Understanding Chess: Move by Move by Nunn have sections on both. The Art of Attack by Vukovic has a section on opposite side castling and pawn storm strategies also. That's the best I got since I don't own Chessbase (hopefully I will by Dec. 25th though!)

Hi,
I will be talking about searching games through a database with the themes that you want.
Suppose you are searching for white games then...
use the search function.
In the board window, set white pawns on say g4,h4 (This will indicate a pawn storm by white, u can have other pawn configurations as well)
If you want then you can also set up a few Black pawns on the K-side say on g6 or something. In addition to these you will like to have a white rook either on g1 or h1 (thats upto u).
In the move length use 1-25 (this will usually mean a King side attack when the middlegame is still in progress.
One more thing is that make sure you have Black's king on the Kingside. u can setup this by posting the Black king either on g8 or h8.
to make your search more specific u can have as many pieces u want etc...
I think this search criteria should be sufficient to fetch lots of games from the database(s) where White has a pawn storm on Black's King. U can repeat this for Black as well by 'gnoring the colors'
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NOTE this search is nothing to do with minority attack. for that you will have to use a different search on similar lines. Let me know if you want tips on that as well.
All the best