Pawn Power

Fritz 10 vrs Fritz 10

Very interesting game... Obviously started without those useless pawns 😀😀

Very brave statement by the guy who started this thread... Did he expect everyone to say "yeah, never thought about it that way"?

[Event "Shootout (Fritz1, Blitz:5'😉 "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "New game"]
[Black "Fritz 10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/8/8/8/8/8/8/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. Bb5+ {2.54/10 5} Nd7 {2.57/12 7} 2. Qe2+ {2.51/12 9} Qe7 {2.70/14 24} 3.
Rxa8 {2.66/14 11} Rxh1 {2.66/14 11} 4. Rxc8+ {2.66/12 4} Kf7 {2.66/13 3} 5. Be3
{2.94/13 22} Qh4+ {2.90/13 21} 6. Kd1 {2.90/13 20} Ngf6 {(Ndf6) 2.74/12 19} 7.
Nd2 {2.74/11 11} Qg4 {2.78/11 11} 8. Ndf3 {3.02/11 14} Kg8 {3.04/10 4} 9. Rd8 {
3.76/11 8} Kg7 {3.90/11 5} 10. Bxd7 {4.41/12 7} Qg6 {4.41/12 4} 11. Ba4 {
(Be6) 5.29/11 5} Bb4 {(Qb1+) 5.26/11 5} 12. Qc2 {5.29/11 4} Qxc2+ {5.51/12 6}
13. Bxc2 {5.44/13 1} Be7 {5.50/14 5} 14. Ra8 {5.46/14 9} Nd5 {5.46/13 14} 15.
Bf2 {(Bd4+) 5.66/13 5} Bf6 {5.65/13 6} 16. Ra7+ {5.79/13 10} Kf8 {5.80/14 8}
17. Nd4 {(Bb3) 6.09/13 7} Ne7 {6.30/12 4} 18. Ne6+ {(Bb3) 6.59/11 5} Kg8 {
6.75/13 7} 19. Nf4 {6.80/13 7} Rh2 {6.91/13 6} 20. Bb3+ {7.19/13 9} Kh8 {
7.81/13 7} 21. Bc5 {7.94/13 7} Rb2 {7.96/13 6} 22. Be6 {7.96/12 3} Rb1+ {
(Rb8) 8.11/12 4} 23. Ke2 {8.17/13 2} Ra1 {(Kg7) 8.08/13 5} 24. Rxa1 {8.32/13 4}
Bxa1 {8.33/14 2} 25. Bxe7 {8.35/14 2} Bb2 {(Bg7) 8.35/14 3} 26. Nf3 {8.35/14 5}
Kg7 {8.40/14 5} 27. Bd5 {8.40/13 2} Bc1 {8.44/13 4} 28. Ne6+ {8.43/13 6} Kf7 {
8.47/14 6} 29. Bf8 {8.47/13 4} Kf6 {(Bf4) 8.51/13 7} 30. Bg7+ {8.50/13 7} Ke7 {
8.52/14 7} 31. Nfd4 {8.51/14 7} Ke8 {8.51/13 6} 32. Be5 {8.55/13 4} Kd7 {
8.55/11 1} 33. Nc7 {(Nb5) 10.02/12 2} Bb2 {8.37/13 2} 34. Be6+ {8.38/13 3} Ke7
{8.39/14 2} 35. Nc6+ {8.38/14 6} Kf8 {8.38/13 0} 36. Bd6+ {8.40/14 5} Kg7 {
8.40/13 0} 37. Bd5 {8.40/14 5} Bf6 {(Kh6) 8.39/12 3} 38. Ne6+ {8.45/12 3} Kg6 {
8.46/13 2} 39. Kf3 {8.46/12 1} Bb2 {8.46/12 2} 40. Kg4 {(Ne7+) 8.47/12 4} Ba1 {
8.52/10 1} 41. Ne7+ {11.37/11 2} Kf7 {(Kf6) #10/12 2} 42. Ng5+ {#11/7 0} Ke8 {
#9/9 0} 43. Kf5 {#7/8 0} Kd7 {#6/8 0} 44. Nf7 {#7/6 0} Ke8 {#6/5 0} 45. Kg6 {
#5/7 0} Be5 {#5/6 0} 46. Nxe5 {#5/6 0} Kd8 {#4/5 0} 47. Kf6 {(Nf7+) #3/5 0} Ke8
{#2/5 0} 48. Bc6+ {#2/5 0} Kd8 {(Kf8) #1/5 0} 49. Nf7# {#1/5 0} 1-0😵

Originally posted by mcrrock
Whats the point of having pawns on the board.

There basicly only there 4 pawn promotion.

and...that's why he's 900

I like to think of pawns as a fence. the pawns advance and annex more territory for you, while fencing off that ground. If your pawns sit still, you'll die of suffocation.