The Soul of chess – Part 2

I would like to show you some wonderful positions , where pawns decide the outcome of the whole game! Optueta – Sanz, Madrid 1934. Black to move… And it doesn’t look very dangerous for white .The pawn on b2 is protected…The bishop on b6 looks passive But a passed pawn may become so dangerous….And a knight [...]

The Soul of Chess

500 years ago chess was different from today. Pawns didn’t cost as much as they do today. The best players started games with the gambits. Pawns were only a small price to: Open a file or diagonal; Create an immediate attack on an opponent’s king; It was the Italian style of chess.All positions of the [...]