Pawn endings are to chess what putting is to golf.
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[Event "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kovacevic"]
[Black "Seirawan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Hayes, David"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. g4 { An unusual development. Black
dare not castle on the King side, and cannot castle on the Queen side for
many moves. } 5... c6 { Secures b5 to launch his own attack on white's Queen side.
Like black, white can hardly castle on either side. } 6. g5 Nfd7 7. h4 b5 8. h5 { Both pawn storms are in full swing. } 8... Rg8 { Black conserves his Rook to
fight another time. } 9. hxg6 { Opening a file that black will contest. } 9... hxg6 10. Nf3 b4 11. Nb1 a5 12. a4 c5 13. d5 { White gets more space } 13... Nb6 14. c4 Kd7 { Black's King finds refuge on the locked Queen side. This move also enables
black to contest the open h-file. } 15. Nbd2 Rh8 16. Rg1 Kc7 17. Rb1 Rh3 18. b3 Qh8 19. Nf1 N8d7 20. Bf4 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 { Black is solidly
in control. } 23. f3 Bd7 24. Qc2 Qd4 25. Rg2 Rh1 26. Rf2 Qh8 { Maneuvering the
Queen for better hunting. } 27. f4 Qh4 28. Rd1 f6 29. gxf6 exf6 30. e5 $2 { An
effort to break open the center for counter play on black's King goes wrong. } ( { White can try to relieve some of the pressure with: } 30. Bf3 Rg1 31. Ke2 { Breaking both pins at once. Still, black has the advantage. } ) 30... fxe5 31. fxe5 Rf8 32. exd6+ Kb7 33. Bd3 { Exposing white's King. } 33... Re8+ { An accurate move
that wins all. } 34. Be2 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Qh1# 0-1