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Chapter 22, Rabid Passed Pawns, contains exercises that
feature the raid of a rabid pawn into enemy territory that
ends with the pawn capturing an enemy piece on the back rank
while promoting (usually) to a Queen. A rabid pawn is one that
captures (or threatens to capture) an enemy piece or pawn on three
or more moves in succession. Typical maneuvers include a) Pe4-e5
x f6 x e7/g7 x d8/f8/h8 and b) Pb4-b5 x c6 x b7/d7 x a8/c8/e8. This
chapter contains 36 exercises ranging from 5 to 11 ply. Below
are four of them.
 644. 9 Ply. Visualize the position after the moves 14 e5 Nxb3 15 exf6 Nc5 [1] 16 fxg7 Nxd3 17 gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 18 Rxd3. What is the material balance? [1] Black is down a piece after 15...Nxd4 15 fxg7 Kxg7 16 Bxd4. |
 645. 9 Ply. Visualize the position after the moves 13 e5 Bb7 14 exf6 Bxf3 15 fxe7 Bxd1 [1] 16 exf8=Q+ Rxf8 17 Rxd1. What is the material balance? [1] White has three minor pieces for the Queen after 15...Rfe8 16 Nxf3. |
 654. 9 Ply. Visualize the position after the moves 13 e5 Bxg2 14 exf6 Bxf1 [1] 15 fxe7 Bxe2 [2] 16 exd8=Q+ Kxd8 17 Ndxe2. What is the material balance? [1] White is up a piece for a pawn after 14…Bxf6 15 Kxg2. [2] 15…Qxe7 16 Rxf1 is similar to the game, except that the Queens remain on the board. |
 656. 10 Ply. White is up two pawns. Visualize the position after the moves 25 d5 Bd8 [1] 26 dxe6 [2] Bxc7 27 e7 hxg4 28 exf8=Q+ Kxf8 29 hxg4 Bxe5. What is the material balance? [1] 15…Qxd6 drops a Rook to Nxe7+. [2] Black resigned here. |
Sources:
644. Trescher [2211]-Heinl [2235], Bad Laasphe, 1994.
645. Williams [2389]-Van der Stricht [2430], 36th Olympiad, Spain, 2004.
654. Zulfugarli [2428]-Najer [2623], Swidnica Open, 1999.
656. Euwe-Kramer, Match, Game 5, 1940.
The ratings are the players' FIDE rating as of August, 2007, not their rating when the game was played.
Click the "Next" button below to see sample exercises from Chapter 25.
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