making the most of your rook pawns

[Aris Marghetis]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1816255 Its nice to see this game was played back in 1860. How amateurs do it for the love of chess. A flawed game but huge entertainment. May it make your day as it did mine.

thanks Hans!

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1816255 Its nice to see this game was played back in 1860. How amateurs do it for the love of chess. A flawed game but huge entertainment. May it make your day as it did mine.

[Hans Jung]

[Event "ICC tourney 2563 (25 10 u)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2021.06.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "SDemchenko"]
[Black "NPham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[Opening "Dutch, 2.Bg5 variation"]
[ECO "A80"]
[NIC "HD.12"]
[Time "17:00:55"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]
1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 g6 3. h4 h6 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qf3 d6 8.
Bc4+ Kh7 9. Nge2 Ng4 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Qg3 e5 12. Bg5 Bf6 13. f3 hxg5 14.
hxg5+ Kg7 15. gxf6+ Nxf6 16. Rh2 Na5 17. dxe5 Nxc4 18. exf6+ Qxf6 19. Nf4
Kf7 20. Rh7+ Kg8 21. Nfd5 Qe6 22. Re7 {Black resigns} 1-0

Thats using your rook pawn! 12.Bg5! Nice

[Event "ICC tourney 2563 (25 10 u)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2021.06.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "QZhou"]
[Black "NPham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black checkmated"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[Opening "Dutch with c4 & Nc3"]
[ECO "A85"]
[NIC "HD.05"]
[Time "17:01:41"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h4 Bg7 5. h5 Nxh5 6. e4 e6 7. Rxh5 gxh5 8.
Qxh5+ Kf8 9. exf5 exf5 10. Bh6 d6 11. O-O-O Be6 12. Bxg7+ Kxg7 13. Rd3 Qf6
14. Rg3+ Kf8 15. Bd3 Nc6 16. d5 f4 17. Rg5 Bf7 18. Ne4 Bxh5 19. Nxf6 Nb4 20.
Nxh7+ Ke7 21. Rg7+ Kd8 22. Bf5 Na6 23. Nh3 f3 24. g4 Be8 25. N3g5 Nc5 26. b4
Nd7 27. Bxd7 Rxh7 28. Ne6# {Black checkmated} 1-0

Look at those two knights at the end!

[Hans Jung]

They played without masks.

I watched this in Icelandic. I thought I was back in the real world.

That feeling must have been wonderful. I certainly wont take normality for granted in the future.
I met Gudmundur Kjartansson in St Louis at the Spice Cup and shared a plane ride back with him.

[Halldor P. Palsson]

https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2021...sson_Gudmundur On the other hand you have to do some planning when you push the rook pawn. Dont open the rook file for your opponent!

They played without masks.

I watched this in Icelandic. I thought I was back in the real world.

[Aris Marghetis]

https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2021...Carcamo_Matias Definitely noteworthy! Very creative ideas and nice technique.

WOW, whatta game!! thanks Hans!!

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2021...Carcamo_Matias Definitely noteworthy! Very creative ideas and nice technique.

[Hans Jung]

Its hard to believe in grandmaster chess these examples exist, but thats part of the joy of searching thru games. Thanks for noticing Aris.

[Aris Marghetis]

https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2021...sson_Gudmundur On the other hand you have to do some planning when you push the rook pawn. Dont open the rook file for your opponent!

Unique tactic Hans, thanks!

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2021...sson_Gudmundur On the other hand you have to do some planning when you push the rook pawn. Dont open the rook file for your opponent!

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1113080 I apologize. The theme was rook pawns so I should include this one.

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1317901 One of my favorite Larsen games (from a really boring opening). What would you play on move 24 and 25? Would you play like Larsen?

[Hans Jung]

Agreed. Larsens games and annotations are a real treat, full of wit and creativity.

[Marc Andre Beaudry]

The h pawn push has become common even in many openings snd msny middlegame and even endgame. Larsen was ahead of his time !!

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1420300 Game of the day with advanced rook pawn finish. By GM Sax no less! Gave me a afternoon chuckle.