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Doubled Pawns Doubled Pawns A Practical Guide Sergey Kasparov 2017 Russell Enterprises, Inc. Milford, CT USA 1 1 Doubled Pawns: A Practical Guide by Sergey Kasparov ISBN: 978-1-941270-68-4 ISBN (eBook): 978-1-941270-69-1 © Copyright 2017 Sergey Kasparov All Rights Reserved No part of this book may be used, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any manner or form whatsoever or by any means, electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the express written permission from the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. Published by: Russell Enterprises, Inc. P.O. Box 3131 Milford, CT 06460 USA http://www.russell-enterprises.com [email protected] Cover design by Janel Lowrance Translated from the Russian by Eva Kasparova 2 Table of Contents Introduction 5 Signs & Symbols 8 Chapter 1 Doubled Pawns after the Capture g7xf6 7 Chapter 2 The Pawn Structure after the Capture hxg (axb) 28 Chapter 3 Doubled Pawns in the Middle of the Board 47 Chapter 4 Isolated Doubled Pawns 69 Chapter 5 “Spanish” Formations 83 Section 1 Black Pushes c6-c5 Immediately 84 Section 2 Mamedyarov’s New Ideas 95 Section 3 Black Brings the Bishop to g4 99 Section 4 Black Does Not Hurry to Push c6-c5 104 Chapter 6 When the Pawn Captures to the Edge of the Board 124 Chapter 7 Doubled Pawns on the c-file 135 Chapter 8 Structures of the Rossolimo Variation, the Sicilian Defense 153 Section 1 Black Captures on с6 with the d-pawn 153 Section 2 Black Captures on с6 with the b-pawn 166 Section 3 Black Pushes 3...e6 174 Section 4 Black Pushes 3...d6 180 3 Chapter 9 “Russian” Doubled Pawns, the Petrov’s Defense 185 Chapter 10 Other Lines 200 Section 1 The “Sicilian” Ending with Doubled f6/f7-pawns 200 Section 2 Doubled Pawns in the Benoni Defense 205 Section 3 Rare Lines: Tripled Pawns 210 Section 4 Nuances of the Berlin Variation, Ruy Lopez (Spanish Game) 211 Section 5 Doubled Pawns on the e-file 214 Section 6 "French” Structures 222 Section 7 Doubled Pawns with Opposite-color Bishops 225 Section 8 Miscellaneous 230 Conclusion 251 Games Index 252 Introduction Dear Reader! A grandmaster from Belarus (please, do not confuse it with Russia!) is working for you. We may know each other from previous books or articles. Belarus is a country in Eastern Europe, located between Poland and Russia. As always, the technical part of the work has been performed by my wife Tatiana (WIM), and the Russian-English translation has been done by our daughter Eva. You might have also met them at some tournaments. So, now to the subject itself. As is known, according to the rules of chess, a pawn captures “diagonally, one square forward (to the left or right)”. Thus, after a capture, let us say, g7xf6, already two black pawns may appear on the f-file (f7+f6). In addition, we shall keep in mind that pawns are the only pieces that cannot go back, so a “defect” like that may last a long time. In this book I will present typical structures, arising from different openings, and we will try to figure out whether doubled pawns are a weakness, or if everything is not so clear. Attention, please! This is not about mastering opening nuances, but about only showing plans of the struggle in different structures with doubled pawns. Sergey Kasparov Belarus 5 Signs and Symbols ! a strong move !! a brilliant or unobvious move ? a weak move, an error ?? a grave error !? a move worth consideration ?! a dubious move = an equal position r White stands slightly better y White has a clear advantage i White has a winning position t Black stands slightly better u Black has a clear advantage o Black has a winning position q an unclear position # mate (D) See the next diagram 6 Doubled Pawns cuuuuuuuuC (63) S.Kasparov (2536) – Sriram (2425) (RDwDwDrD} Cutro 2007 7DrDwDp0k} Ruy Lopez [C68] 6wDwDbDw0} 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Bd6 5DpGwDwDw} cuuuuuuuuC &w)wDwDwD} (rDb1kDn4} 3Dw)wDwDP} 7Dp0wDp0p} 2wDwDw)PI} 6pDpgwDwD} %DwDw$wDw} 5DwDw0wDw} v,./9EFJMV &wDwDPDwD} within his forces. 29.Ra6 Rbb8 3DwDwDNDw} 30.Re5 Ra8 31.Ra5 Bc4 32.Bd4 2P)P)w)P)} Rge8 33.Rxa8 Rxa8 34.g4 Ra2 35.h4 Rd2 36.Kg3 f6 37.Rc5 Be2 %$NGQDRIw} 38.h5 Rd3+ 39.Kf4 Rf3+ 40.Ke4 v,./9EFJMV Rh3 41.Rc7 Kg8 cuuuuuuuuC 6.d4 One should hurry to break up (wDwDwDkD} the center as otherwise c6-c5 might 7Dw$wDw0w} follow. 6...exd4 It is unreasonable to combine different plans, 6...f6?! This 6wDwDw0w0} should have been done one move 5DpDwDwDP} before. 7.dxe5 Bxe5 (7...fxe5 8.Nxe5y &w)wGKDPD} Bxe5? 9.Qh5+) 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nxe5 3Dw)wDwDr} fxe5 10.f4y S.Kasparov-Beliavsky, 2wDwDb)wD} Wroclaw 2009. It is hard to recommend the straightforward 6...Qe7: 7.dxe5 %DwDwDwDw} Bxe5 8.Nxe5 Qxe5 9.Nc3 v,./9EFJMV cuuuuuuuuC (rDbDkDn4} The bishop “hooks” the white pawns from behind which prevents the 7Dp0wDp0p} king from moving to the queenside. 6pDpDwDwD} 42.Kf5 Rf3+ 43.Ke4 43.Kg6?? 5DwDw1wDw} Bd3# 43...Rh3 44.Kf5 Rf3+ 45.Ke4 ½-½ &wDwDPDwD} It is not very popular to defend the 3DwHwDwDw} central pawn with a bishop. The line is 2P)PDw)P)} quite viable, but Black will almost %$wGQDRIw} surely lose the advantage of the two v,./9EFJMV bishops while the doubled pawns remain on the board. All of these titanic It turns out that Black does not have struggles took place on the shores of the any compensation for the doubled Ionian Sea. In all of them, White enjoyed pawns. With a large number of pieces comfortable play which however could still on the board, opposite-color bishops not always be converted to the full point. 114 “Spanish” Formations do not have such a big influence. 9...Nf6 10.Rad1 The rook protects the queen 10.f3 Qc5+ 11.Rf2 Be6 12.Bf4 Rd8 on d4 before the knight leaps to с4. 13.Qe1 Rd7 14.b3 0-0 15.Na4y Qa7 Perhaps the prophylactic 10.Qc3 is better. 16.Qc3 Rfd8 17.Be3 (17.Nc5 Rd1+ cuuuuuuuuC 18.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 19.Rf1i) 17...Rd1+ 18.Rf1 Rxf1+ 19.Kxf1 Qb8 20.Bg5y (rDw1kDw4} cuuuuuuuuC 7Dp0whw0p} (w1w4wDkD} 6pDpgb0wD} 7Dp0wDp0p} 5DwDwDwDw} 6pDpDbhwD} &wDwDPDwD} 5DwDwDwGw} 3Dw!wGNDw} &NDwDPDwD} 2P)PHw)P)} 3DP!wDPDw} %$wDwDRIw} 2PDPDwDP)} v,./9EFJMV %$wDwDKDw} The queen vacates the d4-square v,./9EFJMV for the knight and gets away from the opposition with major enemy pieces. In S.Kasparov-Karl, Citta di Arco all lines, White stands at least slightly 2015. The queen maneuver Qd8-e7-e5- better. 10...Qd7 (or 10...Ng6 11.Nd4 c5-a7-b8 looks artificial, doesn’t it? Qe7 12.Nxe6 Qxe6 13.Qb3 Qxb3 7.Qxd4 f6 The g7-pawn was hanging. 14.axb3 and White is better. Vallejo 8.Be3 There is also another option, Pons-Sasikira, Wijk aan Zee 2009; 8.Nbd2 Be6 9.b3 Ne7 10.Nc4 0-0 11.Nd4 0-0-0 12.Nxe6 Qxe6 13.Qb3! 11.Nxd6 Qxd6 12.Qc3 Rad8 13.Re1 Qxb3 (13...Qe5 14.f4 Qh5 15.Nc4 Ng6 14.Be3 Rfe8 15.Nd4 Bc8 16.f3 Kb8 16.Nxd6 Rxd6 17.Rae1 with the Re5 17.Ne2 Rh5 18.Ng3 Re5 19.Re2 initiative. Mladenov-Colin, Saint- Ree8 20.Rd2 Qe7 21.Rad1r, Affrique 2010; 14.axb3 Rhe8 15.Rfd1 S.Kasparov-Kniest, Deizisau 2004. cuuuuuuuuC cuuuuuuuuC (wDb4rDkD} (wDk4rDwD} 7Dp0w1w0p} 7Dp0whw0p} 6pDpDw0nD} 6pDpgw0wD} 5DwDwDwDw} 5DwDwDwDw} &wDwDPDwD} &wDwDPDwD} 3DP!wGPHw} 3DPDwGwDw} 2PDP$wDP)} 2w)PHw)P)} %DwDRDwIw} %$wDRDwIw} v,./9EFJMV v,./9EFJMV After a2xb3, the a-file could be used for The better pawn structure heralds maneuvers. The rook will move from comfortable play for White. 8...Ne7 а1 to а5 at the proper moment. 15...Ng6 9.Nbd2 Please note that with the pawn 16.f3 f5 17.g3 (even better is 17.exf5!? on с6, the knight does not want to go to Rxe3 18.fxg6 hxg6 19.Kf2 Bc5 20.Kf1 с3 as it will feel hemmed in. 9...Be6 Re5 21.Ne4r) 115 Doubled Pawns cuuuuuuuuC 10...Ng6 11.Nc4 Bxc4 (wDk4wDwD} 12.Qxc4 Qe7 13.Rfe1 0-0-0 7Dp0wDw0w} 14.c3 Rhe8 15.Bc1 Ne5 16.Nxe5 Qxe5 17.g3 g5 6pDpDwDpD} cuuuuuuuuC 5Dwgw4wDw} (wDk4rDwD} &wDwDNDwD} 7Dp0wDwDp} 3DPDwDPDw} 6pDpgw0wD} 2w)PDwDP)} 5DwDw1w0w} %$wDRDKDw} &wDQDPDwD} v,./9EFJMV 3Dw)wDw)w} 17...Be5 18.c3 f4 19.Bf2 Rf8 2P)wDw)w)} 20.Kg2 fxg3 21.hxg3 Rd3 22.Kf1 h5 %DwGR$wIw} 23.Ke2r Muzychuk-Kosintseva, v,./9EFJMV Geneva 2013; cuuuuuuuuC A characteristic pawn structure. (wDkDw4wD} White virtually has an extra pawn on 7Dp0wDw0w} the kingside. All the exchanges which have taken place have simplified 6pDpDwDnD} White’s game. 18.Qd4 Qxd4 5DwDwgwDp} 19.Rxd4 Now even queens have left &wDwDPDwD} the board, so how did I manage to lose this position?! 19...g4 20.Kg2 h5 3DP)rDP)w} cuuuuuuuuC 2w)wHKGwD} (wDk4rDwD} %$wDRDwDw} 7Dp0wDwDw} v,./9EFJMV 6pDpgw0wD} The immediate 10.Nc4? would lose 5DwDwDwDp} a pawn, 10... Bxh2+!. &wDw$PDpD} cuuuuuuuuC 3Dw)wDw)w} (rDw1kDw4} 2P)wDw)K)} 7Dp0whw0p} %DwGw$wDw} 6pDpDb0wD} v,./9EFJMV 5DwDwDwDw} &wDN!PDwD} The Indian master reasonably 3DwDwGNDw} prevents his adversary from building a flexible formation on the kingside. The 2P)PDw)Pg} e4-pawn is cut off from the others. Or %$wDwDRIw} 20...f5 21.f3 Re6 22.fxg4 fxg4 23.e5 v,./9EFJMV Rxe5 24.Rxe5 Bxe5 25.Rxg4 Rd1 26.Bf4 Bf6 27.Rg8+ Kd7 28.Rf8r 11.Kxh2 Qxd4 12.Nxd4 Bxc4.
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