In article ,
Amarande wrote:

He is a pawn down, and has only some
extra time to show for it as yet. To convert this advantage into a win,
he has to find an overwhelming attack based on it.

No, he doesn't.

He just needs enough of an attack to win back a pawn. That's not "an
overwhelming" attack.

It's not like black's doomed to lose if he doesn't find a beautiful
sacrificial attack in the middlegame. He's got bit development advantage
and all he has to do is get a pawn back if he wants equality.

Among class players, who hang pawns all the time, it's not that big a
deal being a pawn down if you have activity.

-Ron