Passed pawns are also important at the endgame, and even more those who are far away from the king and the rest of pawns. With this sacrifice, Sargissian creates a passed pawn that will leave the knight pretty tied to the rim.
1...Bd8! This was the move that put up more resistance!
1...axb4 2.a5 Kg7 3.a6 Kf8 4.a7 Nb6 5.Ba6 Followed by Bb7 at some point, winning a whole piece.
1...axb4 2.a5 Kg7 3.a6 Kf8 4.a7 Nb6 5.Ba6 Followed by Bb7 at some point, winning a whole piece.
Please note how the black passed pawns (b4 and c6) cannot be pushed and even restrict the black pieces. On the other hand, the white knight and bishop occupy the best squares, attacking and defending simultaneously!
Now we create another passed pawn in the center of the board and involve the king in the action (Kg3-Kf4).
Boom! The point is the bad situation of the white king!
11...Be4 is what happened in the game 12.Be2 Qd6 13.0-0 +/=
11...Be4 is what happened in the game 12.Be2 Qd6 13.0-0 +/=
12.Bxf6 Qa5+ 13.Nd2 bxc4
A nice intermediate move, followed by gxf6, and White is a pawn down.
A nice intermediate move, followed by gxf6, and White is a pawn down.
This is a devastating move! If the king moves, then White has lost the right to castle, and Nd2 is strongly met with ...Ne4, winning the game!