In this game although I did the endgame quite well, I want to know what would be general game plan to exploit the opponents weakness in isolated and doubled pawns after move 30.
Statements like "You should put the king behind the rooks in this kind of position" are the ones I am looking for. :D
http://en.lichess.org/U9BKYACd/black#59
In the position at move 30, you're down a pawn but you're going to win one of the doubled pawns back. The position's pretty even with a slight pull for Black since Black has few weaknesses for you to attack and the more active pieces. Something to note however is that the trade of rooks will lead to a drawn opposite colored bishop ending
White's only real gameplan is to advance his kingside majority though with correct play, these pawns shouldn't amount to much. Position is drawish.
Thank you DragonDawgs . Near move 30, how should my king be positioned and rooks used if there were no bishops? Any points to keep in mind there? :)
If you can picture the position at move 30 without the bishops, white might be slightly for choice. You'd want to pressure the backward pawns with your rooks after winning back h4. Bring your king up to e4 to guard your weak pawn and support the advance of your majority. Mainly your rooks will pressure the weak h-pawn to facillitate the creation of a passed pawn. Though I think the multiple weaknesses on both sides would ultimately make it hard to make much progress. I might be wrong, but I feel like eventually the passed pawns will be traded and the correct result should be a draw.
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