This is a really solid video: a nice simple principle drilled over and over with multiple examples. This means I actually have a chance to remember it in games, as opposed to videos which cover a lot of material in too short a time. I've often been stumped in closed positions not knowing where to try to break through, and with this video in my mind, I can narrow my focus to the correct side of the board.
You are a very good teacher. I hadn't been thinking about pawn structure in this way and I realized that pushing my pawns on the same side of the board that an opponent would benifit from a hole being created only makes that hole get created faster. It was a major weakness in my play but it seems obvious now thanks to you! keep it up and thanks again
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A great pawn structure is the classic triple stack (or more) - the Tower of Power. It's pretty advanced stuff, so it's probably covered in another video.😄
I once followed the one and only principle given here and played on the Q-side as I had a6-b5-c4 pawns vs the opponent's a7-b6-c5 and got nowhere as everything was blocked. Red thumb.
Good video, but I need you to tie up a loose part. Thanks if you can. Okay, I can accept as a rule that you should push pawns and seek to attack on the side where your pawns are pointing. But it isn't fully clear why. You say something about how you will be able to attack more easily and your opponent will have trouble defending in that case. But you don't fully show how that happens or fully go through how to convert the advantage when you have pushed the pawns on your side. So I'm left halfway. I can accept the rule, I can follow it, but I don't really know how to use it properly or what comes next. I'm probably not the only person in this situation. Thanks for any more advice you can give. John
I always love having a strong pawn game - I feel like too many players are too focused on projecting power with bishops and knights, that they forget how pawns can actually gain a lot of board control.
This is a really solid video: a nice simple principle drilled over and over with multiple examples. This means I actually have a chance to remember it in games, as opposed to videos which cover a lot of material in too short a time. I've often been stumped in closed positions not knowing where to try to break through, and with this video in my mind, I can narrow my focus to the correct side of the board.
Thanks for the comment, appreciate it and glad you got something out of the video! Best of play 😎🤙
You should have been doing that anyway but hey well done😊
You are a very good teacher. I hadn't been thinking about pawn structure in this way and I realized that pushing my pawns on the same side of the board that an opponent would benifit from a hole being created only makes that hole get created faster. It was a major weakness in my play but it seems obvious now thanks to you! keep it up and thanks again
Thank you for the lesson! Very informative
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A great pawn structure is the classic triple stack (or more) - the Tower of Power.
It's pretty advanced stuff, so it's probably covered in another video.😄
Haha. Yes you are right. Too much theory, requires a seperate video 😎♟️
Thumbnail: Yes, I agree. Having two extra pawns is a pawn structure that always wins!
Haha nice :)
J pawn. LOL
I once followed the one and only principle given here and played on the Q-side as I had a6-b5-c4 pawns vs the opponent's a7-b6-c5 and got nowhere as everything was blocked. Red thumb.
Good video, but I need you to tie up a loose part. Thanks if you can.
Okay, I can accept as a rule that you should push pawns and seek to attack on the side where your pawns are pointing.
But it isn't fully clear why. You say something about how you will be able to attack more easily and your opponent will have trouble defending in that case. But you don't fully show how that happens or fully go through how to convert the advantage when you have pushed the pawns on your side.
So I'm left halfway. I can accept the rule, I can follow it, but I don't really know how to use it properly or what comes next.
I'm probably not the only person in this situation. Thanks for any more advice you can give.
John
Nicely done
Thanks for that, glad you got something out of it 😎
I always love having a strong pawn game - I feel like too many players are too focused on projecting power with bishops and knights, that they forget how pawns can actually gain a lot of board control.
Very true!
Great video, good stuff
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good stuff dude! Thanks
Gald you enjoyed it 😎
hello thumbnail? 10 pawns? like how? 2 underpromote pieces?
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it 😎
At 3:52 fiancetto is attacking the side the pawns do not point? at 7:15 the black fiancetto DOES attack where pawns point
Thumbnail has a few too many pawns m8// cheating makes chess E-Z// have a nice day
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