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Grooming pawns for promotion -- Seirawan
Compiled by notyetagm
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Radjabov vs Anand, 2008


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Kramnik vs Anand, 1996


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Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921


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Aronian vs Anand, 2007


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Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1927


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Kramnik vs Aronian, 2007


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Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006


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Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006


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Aronian's active rooks support advance of passed a-,d-pawns
Aronian vs Anand, 2007 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0

Capablanca's a1-rook,e4-bishop support advance of passed a-pawn
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1927 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

Kramnik supports passed e7-pawn with all of his pieces, wins
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2007 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

Kramnik's rook, bishop support advance of passed a-,d-pawns
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

Kramnik's rooks, bishop support advance of passed a-,c-pawns
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

41 ... Rb7-c7, 44 ... Kd5-c4, 46 ... Kc4-d3 aid passed c-pawn
Tal vs Gligoric, 1968 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 46 moves, 0-1

White d6-rook, e5-queen, and e6-bishop support passed d7-pawn
Gligoric vs Matulovic, 1967 
(A73) Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O, 42 moves, 1-0

Shirov underestimates threat posed by supported passed g-pawn
Shirov vs Kasparov, 1997 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

White d7-pawn supported by White d3-queen, b5-bishop, e8-rook
Ponomariov vs Z Andriasian, 2007 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

Black c4-passed pawn supported by d3-rook, b2-bishop, a4-knight
Pelletier vs Mamedyarov, 2007 
(D94) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 0-1

Black c2-passed pawn supported by c4-queen, c6-rook, d6-knight
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1971 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 38 moves, 0-1

White h7-passed pawn supported by White g5-queen, White h1-rook
Geller vs Sokolsky, 1950 
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0

White a5-knight, a7-bishop cover b7-pawn, b8-promotion square
Kramnik vs Leko, 2006 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 48 moves, 1-0

White g6-passed pawn is supported by White f5-bishop, f7-rook
Mamedyarov vs Z Andriasian, 2007 
(A16) English, 34 moves, 1-0

White b6-passer supported by White c6-rook, c4-knight,d6-bishop
A Adly vs G Meier, 2007 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 51 moves, 1-0

Black h3-passed pawn supported by Black f4-knight, h4-king
Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 2000 
(D85) Grunfeld, 54 moves, 0-1

White c7-passed pawn is supported by White b7-rook, d6-bishop
Kasparov vs Adams, 1997 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 33 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Grischuk, 2007 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 50 moves, 1-0

Black b4-passer wins game with the support of entire Black army
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1985 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 0-1

Advance of Black c4-passed pawn will cost White at least piece
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1995  
(C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 0-1

29 Bb3-f7 White f7-, g5-bishops support promotion of e7-passer
Navara vs A Dergatschova, 2007 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

White a7-passer provides all of the support b6-passed needs
Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2007 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

Black c8-rook, c6-rook, a3-bishop, d2-queen support c2-passer
Topalov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2006 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 56 moves, 0-1

Black d5-king, e4-knight, a2-rook support advance of d4-passer
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68 moves, 0-1

Team of White b5-bishop,d3-rook,d7-passer beat lone Black queen
Kramnik vs Anand, 1996 
(A14) English, 41 moves, 1-0

40 d6-d7! four(!) White pieces support advance of passed d-pawn
Radjabov vs Anand, 2008 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 85 moves, 1-0

30.f5-f6! whole White army coordinate to support passed f-pawn
Mamedyarov vs Van Wely, 2008 
(B20) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0

39 Rb8-h8+!! forces queens off so White pieces promote passers
Van Wely vs Carlsen, 2008 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 49 moves, 0-1

J Rowson vs Carlsen, 2008 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 0-1

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