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Lajos Portisch vs Ivan Morovic Fernandez
Dubai Olympiad (1986), Dubai UAE, rd 12, Nov-28
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange. Positional Variation (D35)  ·  0-1

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Dec-15-02  mrwonkabar: Whew...I'm sure I couldn't have calculated all the correct postitionings that Morovic finds in this game. Anyone got any good Queen and Pawns vs. Queen and Pawns endgame advice??? Would've it been a good idea for black to offer a draw on move 65 if he didn't have the pawn on B7? I guess what I'm getting at is that Q vs. Q endings often require alot of brainwork and it sometimes isn't obvious who has got the better position. On a few occasions, I've declined draws with the opportunity for seemingly unstoppable passed pawns only to make a move that 5 or 6 moves later I realize was a blunder. Here the passed pawn opportunity isn't that obvious for Black as his King is centrally located and easily accessible. What are the general priciples behind playing on?
Dec-15-02  mrwonkabar: I'm a beginner if you hadn't realized it from the previous posting. (im sure you did)
Dec-15-02
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  Sneaky: <Anyone got any good Queen and Pawns vs. Queen and Pawns endgame advice?>

I have problems in Q+P endings; they are very slippery. But I have one piece of advice that a friend of mine gave me, which has helped my Q+P endings tremendously. That advice is simply this--

"In Q+P endings, it's not how many pawns you have, but how far advanced they are."

Good solid advice! Think about it. In R+P endings, you use your king to block a "criminal" passed pawn which is advancing. But in Q+P endings, your king ain't blocking doodly-squat... !

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