[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Pawns Descending a Chessboard

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Pawns Descending a Chessboard
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1206604299.shtml


   Inspired by [1]my game with Yudasin, a reader who wishes to remain
   anonymous has sent a wonderful Botvinnik Semi-Slav where Black's
   queenside pawn mass - complete with three connected passed pawns on
   the 7th - devours everything in its path. Black is down two full
   rooks, but it matters not a whit. This game in turn reminded me of
   another Botvinnik Semi-Slav, one that's almost its bizarro world
   counterpart. This time it's White who's down a rook (but not two,
   alas) and enjoying compensation in the form of a mighty pawn armada.
   It doesn't quite come to three pawns on the 7th this time, but it's
   still a special game.
   They don't get much better than [2]this.

References

   1. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1206267454.shtml
   2. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/files/botvinnik_semislav_twins.htm