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Attack on same-side castled King..

C_H_E_S_STAR Mar 31, 2010 #1

This post will talk about how attacking the enemy King in a same-side castle situation..
A very large number of games is played with a situation with both castle on the same side,
most frequently the King side. Here the play can be conducted both in the center and on
the wings. An important role in this connexion is played by the pawn formation that arise in
the center after the opening. The flank attack may be either directed against the King or
else it may take place on the Queen-wing. We shall now consider cases of attack on the
king when both kings are positioned on the same side of the board..
How should one set about the attack on the King? Perhaps by hurling foward the pawns in
the same fashion as in opposite-side castling? As we have already seen, this too is a
possible method of attack, but special positional conditions are required for it..
For the most part the attack on the King in positions where players have castled on the same
side is made with the aid of the pieces and the pawns play a contributory role.
Naturally, the attacker seeks to increase his pressure against the enemy King's position to
the maximum extent so as to be able to carry out a successful direct mating attack, and if
that is not practicable he tries to attain a material advantage so great as to be sufficient for
the win. This is not so simple. Between the attacking pieces and the King there stand the
defending pieces and pawns. What shall one do with them and how can one get them out
of the way?
It is a comparatively simple matter as far as the pieces are concerned. Under the increasing
pressure the opponent is forced either to remove them, or else to submit to their exchange.
Removing the pieces that defend the approaches to the King naturally allows a decisive
attack. The matter is considerably more complicated when it relates to pawns that protect
the King. They are steadfast till death, and cannot just retire. One must therefore either
remove them from one's path or else force them to advance: either break through the pawn
shield of the King; or else weaken it so that in both cases the attacking pieces can set in
motion a decisive assault.
This is the entire process of the attack. Depending on how one deals with the pawn shield
of the King, one can distinguish between the following methods of attack.
1-the pawn storm: A risky method (especialy in same-castled position) of attack which one
rarely encounters. It is only possible when the center is solidy closed.
2-demolition of the enemy King-side pawn position by a piece sacrifice: Sometimes
too, attacking pawns can perform a service in this blasting process. In the blasting operation
the attacking pieces come into immediate contact with the opponent's pieces, and seek to
beat them down in hand-to-hand combat.
3-Weakening the pawn shield: The attacking pieces force the opponent's pawns to
advance and thereby open up a way for the attacking combat troops. Black's pawns stand,
for instance, on f7-g7 and h7. White exerts pressure on the target g7 and h7 and forces the

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