| Pawn Charge | |
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Although it may not be obvious to most people, White can be considered to have already won (assuming White knows about the Pawn Charge). This tactic is completely forced, and it is very important that you know this. The diagram to the left shows a typical Pawn Charge set up. |
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The
first move is 1. b6 !!
Black has four possible moves (excluding King). Black can either capture the pawn on b6 or move a pawn forward. If Black moves its A-pawn forward, white can respond with b6xc7, capturing the c7 pawn. At this point, White can promote to queen in one move, and checkmate on Black is inevitable. The end result is the same if Black captures with its C-pawn. Therefore, Black chooses to capture the pawn on b6 (in this example). |
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Now, instead of impetuously recapturing the pawn, White marches its A-pawn (C-pawn if Black would have captured with its A-pawn) to a6. A brilliant move. |
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At this
point, Black can either capture White's A-pawn, capture the C-pawn, or
move its King.
If Black takes c5, then White responds with a6xb7, taking Black's pawn on b7. In this case, promotion is only one move away. Instead, Black takes a6. |
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Now it is more clear that White is about to win. White moves c5-c6 |
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This pawn
cannot be stopped now, and will promote to queen, (or rook) in two moves
and will be able to force checkmate on Black.
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