There was a recent thread about pawn structures, where the opponent played stupid chess. Here's a reason why pawn structures are important and why little advantages you can gain in the opening and middlegame are important. Here I was up against a very strong player. I thought I was doing okay until I got fixated on getting the fianchettoed bishop and instead got a doubled and isolated pawn on move 16. The game lasted a lot longer, but my position was ruined by then. He just had to play precisely.
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Originally posted by DeepThoughtThanks. I don't know what went wrong. I posted the link correctly, but clearly not.
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Originally posted by buffalobillI'd have been tempted by 29. Nd5, I don't think it quite works, but if he swaps off you have a passed pawn, that isn't going to promote, but will keep your opponents king stuck near it. If he doesn't swap, but pushes the pawn you can swap and then get f4 in.
There was a recent thread about pawn structures, where the opponent played stupid chess. Here's a reason why pawn structures are important and why little advantages you can gain in the opening and middlegame are important. Here I was up against a very strong player. I thought I was doing okay until I got fixated on getting the fianchettoed bishop and in ...[text shortened]... The game lasted a lot longer, but my position was ruined by then. He just had to play precisely.
Originally posted by DeepThoughtNah, I looked at it, the knight moves back, protects the pawn and the king moves in for the kill on the unprotected isolated pawn - and gets a protected, passed pawn. I'm not really asking for advice, just pointing out why general principles are there and how my opponent nailed me by applying those principles. On my side, I ignored or didn't see the consequences of my plan - which wasn't a very good one.
I'd have been tempted by 29. Nd5, I don't think it quite works, but if he swaps off you have a passed pawn, that isn't going to promote, but will keep your opponents king stuck near it. If he doesn't swap, but pushes the pawn you can swap and then get f4 in.