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When your position is blocked...

#2
SF somehow thinks this position favors black...
Maybe it’s a blind spot, or is there a sound way to break through the pawn wall?
#4
Yeah, this is definitely not a fortress. There are still many things black can try, and too many weaknesses in white's position. I'd invite anyone thinking otherwise to try to hold this with white against SF.
#5
As others have said, this is definitely not good for White. Black has ideas of putting his knight on e4 and then preparing the g3 pawn push.
#6
White was lucky to get away with draw!

White can handle both c3 pawn and Rook on g3 but not the potential threat.
Black will do Ne8 Nd6 Ne4 and then if White keeps same position still White will lose.
If White doesn't win b4 pawn in that case Black can take rook with Nxg3 Rxg3.
Then Black will double rooks on c-file to target c3 pawn as it's pawns are protected on kingside.
After doubling of rooks, White can try c4 then Black can even go for kill with Rxc4 and if White doesn't capture rook with (possible) bishop then 2 Rooks can easily enter White camp and it's over for White.
#7
@Sarg0n said in #3:
> I don’t believe in fortresses. (Carlsen)
Seems like he never saw one even none among famous fortress puzzles.
#8
After protecting the b pawn, bring the knight to g6. From there it can go to e4 as mentioned, or to h5 as well, attacking the rook on g3 and the weak f4 pawn. Lots of threats.
#9
@Frogster64 said in #8:
> After protecting the b pawn, bring the knight to g6. From there it can go to e4 as mentioned, or to h5 as well, attacking the rook on g3 and the weak f4 pawn. Lots of threats.
Yeah, I already explained.
But White doesn't need to care about rook on g3. If Nxg3 then Rxg3 and White will try to keep position as much closed as possible. Knight is the only piece that can do something out of a blocked position.
But rook loss dents White despite being blocked position. The thing is Black can target c3 pawn by doubling rooks on c-file and White only has 1 possible defender that is the rook. (King can't go there as Black can advance pawns on kingside.
In all, White cannot protect both c3 pawn and rook on g3.
#10
Yeah, my point was that if you bring the knight to e4 and White plays BxN, if you're not careful, there is a potential fortress with the rooks on e3 and g3. Hence the useful additional Nh5 threat. Hence my point of too many threats. Hence an easy win.

And no, you can't allow NxR on g3. Just look at what's left after that.

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