Central Pawn Play

Everyone knows to control the centre. A pawn majority can be useful for this task. Here are a couple of nice examples of central play

Selected games

Example 1

Naiditsch-Nemeth,M

Bogo/Queen’s-Indian

34th ECC Open 2018 Rd6

After 21..Ra6(Diagram)

White has a central majority, the Nc4 is on a fine outpost and keeps Ra6 passive while the Na8 is looking silly. But now what? All Black’s weaknesses are covered(a6,d6) so there is just more space and more active pieces

What do you recommend for White?

Example 2

Granda Zuniga-Pichot

Bogo-Indian

Liga Nacional Superior Rd6

After 26..Ba6(Diagram)

White has a central majority in a materially equal ending

What do you recommend for White?