The King Is a Powerful Piece! by Tigran Gyozalyan

Author:Tigran Gyozalyan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mongoose Press

2. N. Rashkovsky – L. Psakhis

Russian Chp, Volgograd 1977

In this example, the pawns on f6 and h6 are weak. Black could castle, of course; but Black prefers to leave his rook where it is to defend the h-pawn, as well as the h7 square.

22…Kf8! 23.Qc2 Kg7 24.Ng2

24.Rd1 is more natural.

24…f5 25.Bf3 Bc6 26.Bxc6 Qxc6 27.a3 Ba5 28.b4 Bc7 29.b5 Qb7 30.a4 Rd4

And here we have the first fruits: Black plants himself on the outpost.

31.Rb1 Ba5! 32.Nf4 Rhd8

Now Black has the better of it: he might just close up the queen’s wing with …a6-a5 and …Bb4, rendering White’s passed b-pawn worthless. It’s not hard to envision Black’s major pieces invading, either. But White, in a tough position, commits a decisive error and the game ends in a few short moves.

33.Rxe6?! Rxf4 34.Qb2+ Rfd4 35.Rxa6 Qf3 36.Rf1 Bc3 37.Qc1 Rd2 38.Rc6 f4 0-1

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