Giving Way to the Pawn

Sometimes the best answer to a strong passed pawn is to step aside: the pieces give way, let the pawn advance, and block it on a square where it no longer helps. The chapter shows when yielding ground is stronger than blocking the pawn at once — and how the passer is left behind, a monument to wasted effort.

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Mikhalchishin, Adrian — Prins, Lodewijk GMA op · 1989.??.?? · 1-0
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Psakhis, Lev — Georgiev, Krum GMA Baleares op · 1989.??.?? · 1-0