Pawn breaks is lesson 5 of 7 in Real-game tactics 5: Attacking the king, a tactics course suited to players rated around 1400 (club players). A pawn move can open lines, create a passed pawn or undermine a defender. It has 6 interactive exercises: 6 calculated lines from real positions. You play every move on a board and get feedback straight away. The lesson is free.
What you practise
Black to move: find the winning pawn move. (4 positions)
White to move: find the winning pawn move. (2 positions)
Worked examples
Black to move: find the winning pawn move. 1...f4. The quiet f4 left the opponent without a good answer. The position is winning.
Black to move: find the winning pawn move. 1...g6. The quiet g6 left the opponent without a good answer. The position is winning.
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