How to play isolated pawn

The question how to play isolated pawn will arise in your mind if you are above 1800 elo. So we have two questions regarding isolated pawn, 1 is what is the advantages of isolated pawn ? and 2nd question is disadvantagez of isolated pawn.

Advantages

So first watch the game of kasparov vs short and kasparov having isolated pawn, how he take advantage of isolated pawn lets see in the game below.

[Event "?"] [Site "Brussels"] [Date "1986.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Short"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D55"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r2q1rk1/pp1n1pp1/2p4p/5bb1/3P4/1BN2N1P/PP3PP1/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 17"] [PlyCount "33"] 17. d5 Rc8 18. Nd4 Bg6 19. Ne6 fxe6 20. dxe6 Kh7 21. Qxd7 Qb6 22. e7 Rfe8 23. Qg4 Qc5 24. Ne4 Qxe7 25. Bc2 Rf8 26. g3 Qd8 27. Rad1 Qa5 28. h4 Be7 29. Nc3 Bxc2 30. Rxe7 Rg8 31. Rdd7 Bf5 32. Rxg7+ Kh8 33. Qd4 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

Now after watching this game you should know that what is the advantage of isolated pawn, if you dont know still the advantage of isolated pawn i will make you clear after this game lets watch it again and try to understand the power of isolated pawn.

[Event "Olympiad"] [Site "Nice"] [Date "1974.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gligoric"] [Black "Pomar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E54"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r1r1k1/1p1bbp1p/p1n1pnpB/q7/3P4/P1NQ1N2/BP3PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 17"] [PlyCount "27"] 17. d5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Bf5 19. Rxe7 Rxe7 20. Nxf6+ Kh8 21. Qd2 Be6 22. Nd5 Qxd2 23. Bxd2 Bxd5 24. Bc3+ Kg8 25. Bxd5 Rd7 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Ne5 Rdd8 28. Kf1 h5 29. Re1 Rd5 30. Nxc6 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

So when you have isolated pawn JUST PUSH IT HARD! please remember this you have to push timely.

Another advantage is YOU SHOULD ATTACK THE KING! Lets watch the game below. This position arises in caro kan.

[Event "?"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1960.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gligoric"] [Black "Eliskases"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D42"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rnbqk2r/pp2bppp/4pn2/3P4/3P4/2N2N2/PP3PPP/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 0 7"] [PlyCount "82"] 7... Nxd5 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bf6 11. Be4 Nce7 12. Ne5 Bd7 13. Qd3 g6 14. Bh6 Bg7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qb3 f6 19. Nd3 Bf5 20. Qxb7+ Rf7 21. Qa6 Rb8 22. Re2 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Qa5 24. h3 Rb4 25. b3 Qb6 26. Rd1 a5 27. Qe3 a4 28. Rd3 axb3 29. axb3 Rb7 30. Qe8 Rxb3 31. Rxb3 Qxb3 32. Re7+ Rxe7 33. Qxe7+ Kg8 34. Qxf6 Qb1+ 35. Kh2 Qb8+ 36. f4 Qe8 37. Qe5 Qf7 38. g4 h6 39. f5 gxf5 40. gxf5 Kh7 41. Kg3 Qb7 42. Kf4 Qc6 43. Qe7+ Kh8 44. Ke5 Qc1 45. f6 Qe3+ 46. Kd6 Qa3+ 47. Ke6 Qxh3+ 48. Kf7 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

So far you have learn the advantage of isolated pawn, here is one additional tip that you can use the isolated pawn to create outpost for your pieces lets see this action in the game below.

[Event "?"] [Site "Leningrad"] [Date "1949.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Spassky"] [Black "Avtonomov"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D28"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r2qkb1r/1b3ppp/p3pn2/1p6/1n1P4/1BN2N2/PP2QPPP/R1BR2K1 w kq - 0 12"] [PlyCount "19"] 12. d5 Nbxd5 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nd4 Kf8 18. Nf5 h5 19. Rxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxe7+ Kg8 21. Qxf6 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

So this is enough for today now you will not fear of isolated pawn in your game, just push the pawn timely or make out post of it. in next post we will discuss on disadvantage of isolated pawn.