Tag: d-Pawn

  Black’s chances of a successful defense are much higher when his pawn is on a square opposite to the bishop’s color. The bishop and the pawn then complement each other brilliantly in covering the critical squares, so White finds it difficult to achieve suppression. It is unfavorable for White when his pawn is fixed...

  When the white king controls one of the key squares diagonally in front of his pawn, Black can attack from behind and significantly hinder the realization of White’s advantage. The next position with the reverse colors occurred in the game Henley-Keene, New York 1981.  ...