01 Dec '08 21:19>
Can someone please explain to me what's so "poisonous" about the g and h pawns in the Winawer poisoned pawn variation?
I just played against someone rated higher than I and I took the poisoned pawns and, you know what? Nothing. Yes, my opponent hung his knight later in the game which is what sealed the deal, but it seemed to me like I consolidated my 2 pawn advantage fairly easily. Or... did my opponent mess up and fail to punish me for taking the pawns? If so, where and how?
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I just played against someone rated higher than I and I took the poisoned pawns and, you know what? Nothing. Yes, my opponent hung his knight later in the game which is what sealed the deal, but it seemed to me like I consolidated my 2 pawn advantage fairly easily. Or... did my opponent mess up and fail to punish me for taking the pawns? If so, where and how?
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