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Moving the f-pawn

Screenshot by Amogh Akella, 2021

Why not to move your f-pawn

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In this post, we will look over some games where a player moved their f-pawn and lost, and we will draw conclusions from these games.

Moving your f-pawn can be good, and it can come with a space or material advantage. But in some cases, it can put the king in danger, which may cost the game.

Example 1:

https://lichess.org/study/aPDuAvLc/fcVKBQNF

Example 2:

https://lichess.org/study/aPDuAvLc/lDkcNWsI

Example 3:

https://lichess.org/study/aPDuAvLc/DxVxvqiE

Example 4:

https://lichess.org/study/aPDuAvLc/1dGlHm9p

Example 5:

https://lichess.org/study/aPDuAvLc/Y9heprN2

Conclusion

Sometimes, it is okay to move your f-pawn, but other times, it immediately loses. In this blog post, we looked at the instances where it loses. I hope you learned something from this post!

~BigBlunderGuy
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