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  <p>What about this position makes one feel comfortable to move the kingside pawns?</p>
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  <p>With so few black pieces on the kingside (really just two bishops unless somehow the rook can get involved) there is no danger. If it were black to move then a really good move would be f5 trying to break up the white center and open a file for the rook. But once white has time to play h3 and g4 this break becomes impossible. So, the move h3 has two purposes.</p>
  
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Body: <p>In the following position, Stockfish recommends h3 followed by g4. I can understand feeling okay to move your kingside pawns in a closed position or an endgame, but I don't know if this position would qualify as either.</p>
  <p>What about this position makes one feel comfortable to move the kingside pawns? Is it because black's knight is far from the kingside and white's knight is by the king? Other considerations?</p>
  <pre><code>[fen &quot;q4r1k/1n2bppp/2pp4/4p3/1PB1P1b1/3P1N2/3B1PPP/3Q1RK1 w - - 0 1&quot;]
  </code></pre>
  
Tags: <analysis><strategy>
Title: When is it okay to break a pin using kingside pawns?
ThreadText: # When is it okay to break a pin using kingside pawns?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2022-10-22)
  
  In the following position, Stockfish recommends h3 followed by g4. I can understand feeling okay to move your kingside pawns in a closed position or an endgame, but I don't know if this position would qualify as either.
  
  What about this position makes one feel comfortable to move the kingside pawns? Is it because black's knight is far from the kingside and white's knight is by the king? Other considerations?
  
  ```
  [fen "q4r1k/1n2bppp/2pp4/4p3/1PB1P1b1/3P1N2/3B1PPP/3Q1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
  
  ```
  
  **Tags:** analysis, strategy
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2022-10-22. Score: 7
  
  > What about this position makes one feel comfortable to move the kingside pawns?
  
  With so few black pieces on the kingside (really just two bishops unless somehow the rook can get involved) there is no danger. If it were black to move then a really good move would be f5 trying to break up the white center and open a file for the rook. But once white has time to play h3 and g4 this break becomes impossible. So, the move h3 has two purposes.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: I would add, that Black is also castled on the kingside is also a factor  
  
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