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premium_steve ♡ 45 ( +1 | -1 )
Pushing a and h pawns... What do you guys think about pushing these pawns in the middle game in general? Is it bad? I've always thought that the only files for rooks are the a- and h-files, and maybe the f-file also (after a castle and f-pawn push).
You see it most often, I guess, when the center is closed.

Does anyone know of many masters who particularly liked pushing those pawns? It kind of makes me laugh a bit. Any game examples?

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anaxagoras ♡ 32 ( +1 | -1 )
yes, Bent Larsen is well known for pushing his rook pawns. I have an example where it immediately lead to the loss of a game:

Beliavsky - Larsen
1 e4 c6
2 d4 d5
3 Nc3 dxe4
4 Nxe4 Bf5
5 Ng3 Bg6
6 h4 h6
7 Nf3 Nd7
8 h5 Bh7
9 Bd3 Bxd3
10 Qxd3 e6
11 Bf4 Ngf6
12 0-0-0 Be7
13 Ne5 a5
14 Rhe1 a4?
15 Ng6! Nd5
16 Nf5! Bf8
17 Bd6 Rg8
18 c4 Nb4
19 Qh3! fxg6
20 Rxe6+ Kf7
21 hxg6+! Kxe6
22 Re1+ Ne5
23 Bxe5! 1-0

Yes, it's ok to do it if the center is closed, but if it's not expect to be crushed quickly.

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premium_steve ♡ 79 ( +1 | -1 )
Thanks :D I didn't see right away why the Ng6 move was good. I needed to look at the analysis.
Umm... I guess in open games tempi are more important? Things can develop so much faster.

Here's another short caro-kann classical game where black pushes his flank pawn, but wins.
It's from an OTB tourney game I played this weekend...
My opponent said the initial h-pawn push, in our position, is a big mistake on his part. But the pawn is eventually involved in a tactic that wins him the game!

Steve - Andrew [B18]
1.e4 c6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 dxe4
4.Nxe4 Bf5
5.Ng3 Bg6
6.Bc4 e6
7.N1e2 Bd6
8.f4 Nd7
9.0�0 h5
10.f5 exf5
11.Nxf5 Bxf5
12.Rxf5 Ngf6
13.Qe1 Qe7
14.Bg5 0�0�0
15.Qf2 h4
16.Bf4 h3
17.g3 Ne4
18.Qe3 Bxf4
19.Rxf4 Ndf6
20.Nc3 Qb4
21.Nxe4 Qxc4
22.Nxf6 gxf6
23.c3 Rhe8
24.Re4 Qd5
25.Re1 f5 and white resigns

After seeing the Qd5 move.... I was pretty devastated.
All comments appreciated :)

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