White Breaks Through on e5
Polugaevsky · sung from White's side
Verse 1
Pawn to e4, knight to f3 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3
Pawn to d4, knight takes d4 2...d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
Knight to c3, bishop to g5 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5
Pawn to f4, he plays b5 6...e6 7.f4 b5
He wants my e-pawn, that's his drive
So all the fire falls on e5
Chorus
Pawn to e5, pawn takes e5 8.e5 dxe5 9.fxe5
Queen c7, I take on f6 9...Qc7 10.exf6
Queen checks e5, bishop e2 10...Qe5+ 11.Be2
Queen takes g5, I castle short 11...Qxg5 12.0-0 Ra7
My pawn on f6 hits e7
Verse 2
Queen to d3, his rook d7 13.Qd3 Rd7
Knight to e4, guarding f6 14.Ne4
His queen e5, my knight f3 14...Qe5 15.Nf3
He grabs on b2, I'm better still 15...Qxb2
Castle first, the queen can wait
His king is stuck at home on e8
Chorus
Pawn to e5, pawn takes e5 8.e5 dxe5 9.fxe5
Queen c7, I take on f6 9...Qc7 10.exf6
Queen checks e5, bishop e2 10...Qe5+ 11.Be2
Queen takes g5, I castle short 11...Qxg5 12.0-0 Ra7
My pawn on f6 hits e7