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The d4-d5 when hanging pawnsLuis Gonzalez IM Sieiro

When two pawns located on squares c4 and d4 (in the case of Black c5 and d5would be) without any other pawn their side of the neighboring columns (b or e)is called hanging pawns. What are the advantages of hanging pawns? Theycontrol important central squares have great potential and dynamic, that can be

done with the same two significant breaks, c4-c5 and d4-d5 mainly.The side that has the hanging pawns his major pieces can be placed in semi-open columns by e. In this paper we analyze the game Aronian-Stevic, EuropeanChampionship Team 2011, where the Armenian GM who had a pair of hangingpawns, performs the theme advance d4-d5. If when studying isolated queenpawn comes up immediately dynamic force and the strong tendency to moveforward with hanging pawns more often even this typical advance. What shouldbe done to fight against hanging pawns?The main procedure is to press the said laborers with parts, making it difficult forthe side that has to complete successfully the development of its parts. The idealpiece to press against hanging pawns is a pawn in the great diagonal, something

that no longer have the black, which is looking for for the target.The strength of hanging pawns decreases as the game nears the end, becausethe pieces are changing the dynamic possibilities of reducing them. Also whenthe opponent has advantage in development, the player with hanging pawnsoften face great difficulties.

(57) Aronian, Levon (2802) - Stevic, Hrvoje (2612) [A30]18th European Teams GRE Porto Carras (4.1), 06.11.2011[MI Luis Gonzalez Sieiro]

1.c4 g6 3.Nc3 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 5.d4 cxd4 Nf6 4.e3 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 6.exd4 wasreached by transposition to a Panov Attack Caro Kann Defense, or even to a

Tarrasch Defense with colors reversed.

Nxc3 8.Db3 [Now is lower than 8 ... Nb6 because 9.d5! , Very interesting is 8 ...e6, Anand played this way against Vallejo Pons in the Tournament Grand Slam20011., Where, as we shall see after Bg7 10.Ab5 9.Cxd5 11.Da3 exd5 12.Dxe7 +Qe7 + Rxe7 13 . Bxc6 bxc6 14.Af4 f6 reached a comfortable final 15.Tc1 g5 (Atthe same Vallejo Pons had already presented this position before, but with black,15 ... a6 16.Rd2 17.Ce1 The8 Kd7 18. Bc4 20.b3 Nd3 Bf8 xd3 19.The1 22.Txe1Txe1 21.Rxd3 Re8 25.h3 23.Txe8 Rxe8 24.f3 a6 26.g4 Bb4 Kd7 27.Ae3 Be7 Be730.Af4 28.Af4 Bb4 Bb4 29.Ae3 Ragged 1/2-1/2, M (2674), Vallejo Pons, F (2722)


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/ Bahia Feliz ESP 2011) h6 17.h4 Bd7 16.Ae3 19.Txh8 18.hxg5 hxg5 21.Ce1Txh8 20.Rd2 Bf8 Kf7 24.g3 Be8 22.Cd3 Kf5 Rg6 25.Tc3 23.Cc5 26.Ta3 Bd627.Ta6 Rh7 29.b4 Bd7 RG4 28.Cd3 30.b5 Be7 Rc7 Bxc6 31.bxc6 33.Cb4 Ad832.Ta5 AA8 34 . Bb7 35.a3 Rd7 Rc5 36.Cd3 38.Tc8 Bc4 Be7 Ba6 39.Ta837.Cb4 TB7 42.Cxa7 40.Cc6 Rxa7 Axa3 Bb4 + 41.Txa7 43.Rc2 Bb5 45.Rd144.Cc8 Rf3 AA4 + 46.Rc1 Re2 47.Rb2 g4 Bd7 50.Rc1 49.Cc8 Bc6 48.Cb651.Cb6 Bd7 Bf5 Be6 54.Ca4 52.Ca4 Axf2 AE1 55.Axf2 53.Cc5 56.Cc3 AE4 Rxf2f3 57.Rd2 0-1]

9.Ac4! Diagram

An important intermediate move, which aims to provoke e6, also weaken the f6square diagonally closes the c8 bishop.

9 ... e6 [One option to consider is 9 ... Nd5 10.Axd5 to meet with 10 ... e6, whichhas given good results in practice for Black.]

10.bxc3 Bg7 [The choices are 10 ... Na5 + Bd7 11.Ab5 12.Da4, and 10 ... Bd7]

A very logical 11.Aa3 then as it is preventing the black castle, that in order toresolve this situation have to change their bishop's fianchetto valuable.

11 ... Bf8 12.Axf8 [Others are continuations of white 12.0-0, and 12.Ab5]

13.0-0 Kxf8 12 ... [It is interesting 13.h4!? . So the game was played in Kovalyov,A (2615), Ramakrishna, J (2246) / Mumbai IND 2010, which continued 13 ... h614.Bd3 b6 16.0-0 Bb7 Kg7 17.Tfe1 15.Ae4 Rc8 and Black reached a strongposition.]

13 ... Kg7 14.Db5!? Diagram


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[New Theoretical. White had previously played 14.Dc2;, 14.Ab5, and mainly14.Db2]

14 ... Qc7 17.c4 b6 15.Ae2 16.Tfd1 Rd8! Diagram

When you own a pair of c3-d4 isolated pawns, if there are real possibilities ofattack on the kingside, usually the best solution for the side that is has delayedpawn advance and transform the aforementioned hanging pawns.

17 ... Ne7 18.Db2 The ideal piece to pressure the bishop is hanging pawns in thegreat diagonal, something that no longer have the black, which is looking for for


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the target. Even the last play of Aronian, by placing his lady in the a1-h8 diagonal,aims to exploit the omission of the bishop.

18 ... Kg8?! Diagram

[Although weakened the e6 pawn, 18 ... f6 was better, because after the movemade by Stevic, the kingside black boxes, especially f6 and h6 have been veryweak due to the absence of the bishop fianchetto .]

19.Ce5 The knight is located in a large central square and also threatens to go tog4 with nasty threats to the black king, due to the aforementioned weaknesses inthe black squares castling.

19 ... g4 h5 Protecting the box.

White has completed 20.Tac1 mobilization of its parts. Everything is ready tomake the central advance d4-d5.

21.d5 20 ... Bb7! A theme breaking when there hanging pawns allows White to

extend their lead.

21 ... exd5?! [Black still reluctant to advance his f-pawn, but this was a betteroption, because after 21 ... f6 e5 22.Cf3, although White maintains advantage inthis way would have made it more difficult for his opponent. ]

22.cxd5 addition to increasing the mobility of its pieces, White has managed tocreate a dangerous passed pawn.

22 ... Qd6 [The lady does not fulfill the function as well as blocking part can be


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ejected easily, but the other option of black 22 ... Qb8 was not very nice either,because after 23.Cc6! 24.dxc6 Bxc6 25.Axd1 Rxd1 + Qc7 26.Ab3! Blacksituation would be untenable.]

Evicting the black queen 23.Cc4 thereby advancing the passed pawn.

24.d6 23 ... Qf4 Nf5 25.d7! Qg5?! [This move allows White to consolidate itsposition even more. For that reason deserved attention 25 ... Bxg2!? and evenafter Ch4 26.Rxg2 Nf3 + 27.Rh1 29.Axf3 28.Txd7 Rxd7 Qxf3 + 30.Rg1 Qg431.Rf1 Qh3 + 32.Re1 + Qxd7 33.Ce3 two more pawns do not outweigh the piecedown, thus Black had obtained some practical possibilities.]

26.g3 black While the threats are very easy to reject, the passed pawn isextremely annoying, while preventing the a8-rook into play.

27.g4 26 ... h4! Naturally, Aronian does not allow to open the kingside.

Ng7 27 ... [Also after 27 ... Ne7 White 28.Cd6 would Ad5 29.Tc7 winning edge.]

28.De5 [If any move could be criticized in the game Aronian is this, that whilemaintaining clear superiority is not as effective as 28.Ce5! because after 28 ...Ne6 Black would 29.Ac4 helpless.]

28 ... Ne6 30.Ce5 Cxg5 29.Dxg5 31.Tc3 Kg7! Diagram

With the idea of locating the tower at e3. Even without queens on the board,White maintains a strong initiative.

31 ... Ne6 32.Te3! Diagram


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Threatening 33 ... Kxf7 33.Cxf7 and would 34.Ac4.

33.g5 f6 32 ... Nc5 34.Td6

Placetas, November 2011 By the MI Luis Gonzalez 1-0 Sieiro

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