[Event "Rizsatt's Study: Chapter 1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/OHDyQ3FS/fub6N78c"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [White "Example 2"] [Result "*"] [Variant "From Position"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Rizsatt"] [FEN "4k3/1pp2ppp/p1p5/8/4P3/8/PPP2PPP/4K3 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/OHDyQ3FS/fub6N78c"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 0,6,13,7,18,20,16,17,18] } 1. Ke2 { This pawn structure is very typical of the Exchange Variaiton of Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6). White has a pawn majority on the kingside, and Black has a weakened majority (due to the doubled pawns) on the queenside. This is the dream of every player who plays this variant: White is completely won, as he will be able to create a passed pawn (a theme that happens in every ending : Always try to create a passed pawn!) on the side of the king, and black does not. For example: } 1... Ke7 2. Ke3 Ke6 3. f4 c5 4. e5 Kf5 5. Kf3 { Threatening g4 } { [%cal Gg2g4] } 5... h5 6. g3 { [%cal Gh2h3,Gg3g4] } (6. h3? { It's too rushed, as after } 6... h4 { Avoiding g4+ } { [%cal Rg2g4] } 7. g4+ hxg3 8. Kxg3 { White's structure has also been weakened. } { [%csl Re5,Rf4,Rh3] }) 6... c4 7. h3 b5 8. g4+ hxg4+ 9. hxg4+ Ke6 10. Ke4 Kd7 11. f5 Kc6 12. g5 Kd7 13. Kd5 Ke7 14. Kc6 Kd8 15. c3 { And Black is in zugzwang. } 15... Kc8 16. e6 fxe6 17. f6 { And there's no stopping the promotion of the pawn. } { [%cal Gf6f7,Gf7f8] } *