FCP: a Handbook of Fundamental Chess Patterns by Rodolfo Pardi

Author:Rodolfo Pardi [Pardi, Rodolfo]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Pattern, Chess, Tactic, Cat
Publisher: Gatteria
Published: 2014-04-14T00:00:00+00:00

36 Passed pawn

From a regular pawn majority, a passed pawn should result. In this example of a 3 to 2 majority, the pawn that has no opposition is considered the "candidate" and has the preference. It's the pawn that must advance, the others follow through.

Therefore the correct sequence is: f4, f5, g4, g5, f6.

A big mistake would be first advancing the g pawn: as to g4? g5! follows, and the pawn majority is of no use.

If black pawns are on g6 and h5, then f4, g3 (not h3? where the answer is h4 and paralysis), h3, g4, f5.

If yours is the minority side instead, you must push against the candidate to block him, causing him to become a backward pawn, forcing the advance of a fellow.

This technique is explained by Aron Nimzowitsch, coining the word candidate, but was first considered by Cozio in Il gioco degli scacchi, back in 1766!, no excuse not to know it.

Sample games can be seen here: Create a passed pawn http://scacchi.vecchilibri.eu/partite/candidate.html

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