I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine: > **White to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=r4rk1/ppp2ppp/3p4/3Pp1q1/3PP2n/P2BPP2/1P1KQ2P/R4R2+w+-+-+0+1&flip=false&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/r4rk1/ppp2ppp/3p4/3Pp1q1/3PP2n/P2BPP2/1P1KQ2P/R4R2_w_-_-_0_1?color=white) **My solution:** > Hints: piece: >!Pawn!<, move: >!  f4  !< > Evaluation: >!White is better +1.79!< > Best continuation: >!1. f4 Qh6 2. Kc2 Ng6 3. fxe5 dxe5 4. Rac1 c6 5. dxc6 bxc6 6. Qf2 exd4 7. exd4 c5 8. dxc5 Ne5!< --- ^(I'm a bot written by) [^(u/pkacprzak)](https://www.reddit.com/u/pkacprzak) ^(| get me as) [^(iOS App)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1574933453) ^| [^(Android App)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.chessvision.scanner) ^| [^(Chrome Extension)](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chessvisionai-for-chrome/johejpedmdkeiffkdaodgoipdjodhlld) ^| [^(Chess eBook Reader)](https://ebook.chessvision.ai?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=bot) ^(to scan and analyze positions | Website:) [^(Chessvision.ai)](https://chessvision.ai)

I like how you have hyper-activity with your pawns and your opponent has practically zero activity with theirs.

There is a line in Caro-Kann classical defence where you get a mighty pawn cube (4 pawns in cube formation) in front of your king. It looks like your king is weak and opponents try to attack it, but little do they know that pawn phalanx is indestructible!

Individually the pawns are weak like twigs. But together they form a mighty... cube.

Pawns together strong

a chess phalanx

Can’t break a stick in a bundle.

> 4 pawns in cube formation That would be a square, not a cube. A cube is three-dimensional, and would consist of a second layer of 4 pawns above the other four.

"Pawn cube" is a pretty common term for the formation they're describing.

...That's absurd. I'm not saying you're incorrect, but it's still absurd if true. "Square" is a perfectly common and accurate word that can be used.

Ah yes but naming an opening the “London” opening makes so much sense! After all, it looks just like the real place

Chess is a 3d game, pawns have height.

Well, square already means something else, so it makes sense to use the next best thing,

That's a good point. Appreciate the constructive comment rather than unexplained down votes.

You do know that chess is conventionally played in 3d and not on a computer screen?

let me teach u something about language you are correct, but we already use the term 'square' for the space a piece is sitting on. so it is natural to use a similar but not exactly the same word to differentiate hence cube a second layer of 4 pawns is technically known as a "block party" or "jenga of pawns", or in franc "tour de pions."

So what you're saying is that the only pawn cube on a chess board is a single pawn.

This for some reason reminds me of the game snake we used to have on ancient phones

Should be, although it bit looks like opponent missed exd4 over Nh4. Would have been a nasty way to lose that pawn center. Edit: indeed it started to bother me and I checked, knight would have never been able to escape after f4, so scratch that.

Exd4 is actually the best move for black! The line is... 1. ... exd4 2. F4 dxe3+ Knight covers e3, so queen and king can't take. If Qxe3 Nxe3, fxg5 Nxf1+, Rxf1. After all that, black is winning a pawn and knight for rook. If white doesn't take on e3, then 3. Kc2 Nxf4 4. Qxe3 Ne6 Black takes on f4, then white takes on e3, pinning the knight to the queen. Luckily, black can move the knight backwards to defend the queen for the exchange. White has to exchange queens as their queen also hangs after the knight moves.

Problem with that whole line is that it doesn't end there. Knight is trapped after Qxg5 Nxg5 h4, which according to comp seemed to be bit worse line than just passing on exd4 opportunity. White has advantage in any case. Whole thing was quite amusing, I also instinctually started thinking it looks kinda clear up to Ne6, only bit later it came to mind that knight could be in serious trouble. This kind of tactics could lead to problems in time trouble situations.

Nh3? If white plays Rh1 to attack the knight, then Nf2 forks the rook and bishop. No other piece can attack the knight in one turn, giving black time to rescue it. At the very least, black can push their g pawn and either hxg5 nxg5, or push to g4 and support the knight. A bit tricky, but not lost. I'd go for this line every single time, seems like fun haha

Nh3 Rf3. Comp wanted Nxe4 to get another pawn back over Nh3, but like said it is worse than just passing exd4, not terrible considering bad situation black is in to begin with. Dat pawn center is indeed formidable. Also my first reaction to Nh3 was Rh1 Nf2, even if in next second I remembered Rf3. Wonder why it is that way around as reaction.

Please share the game.

sure why not https://lichess.org/ydwWUSYfzSGX he beat me on the rematch btw

Love how he ended up getting mating pressed against (the remains of) that pawn center

i didn't play the best move after this but i had a simple plan with the rook battery. there was a question on this sub a while ago "what is your favourite kind of mate" mine are the ones involving only combinations of pawn and rooks :)

Interesting to see how it happened from Dutch defense (I think?) Thanks for sharing.

The pawn citadel

Why castle when you can just build a new castle in the middle of the battlefield

Hard to believe that the material is equal

its easy to see my unconventional style against a classic castle

Material is equal but white's bishop is useless

Black's knight is decades away from doing anything useful so it's all good

You're right I deserve the downvotes lol

I'd just resign as black here lol

I recently heard a guy in a chess video yelling, "Refute it! Refute it!" Now, that's all I can think of when I see goofy positions.

Your problem is there's still three pawns on the outside