In a completely closed position where you have no pawn breaks. The only way to win is with a piece sacrifice.
This games shows a piece sacrifice for 2 pawns, in particular a passed a-pawn that proves difficult to stop.
It’s important not to sacrifice too early, as if the opponent has a pawn break then they can get counter play:
Here the knight sacrifice is too early as black can counter with …e5, opening the position.
This is a much more favourable time. Black has no pawn break and the black knights and king are on the other side of the board:
Questions
What manoeuvre does white have?
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What do you think about the piece sac Nxc6?
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What defensive move should black consider?
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What is a realistic winning try for white?
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Black is a piece up, but needs to find the correct defensive plan against the passed a-pawn.
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Where should white put his king
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lesson_title:Piece Sac Breakthrough for passed a-pawn lesson_id:4304 user_id:5 active:1 read:1
Piece Sac Breakthrough for passed a-pawn
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