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Questions relating to pawns in chess
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Is the "Pawn Box" possible in standard chess?
The black a and h pawns don't seem at first all that useful as white wants to capture towards the center, however they could still help if they first capture white pieces then sacrificing themselves on …
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A question about piece development
White has gained lots of space, but, if black plays 16... axb5 he does not have any weaknesses, while white's pawns are soon getting weak (a5 and g5 are hanging, ...) …
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What does "knights have no long-lasting support points" mean in this game?
Black has achieved everything he wanted: blocked the passed pawn with his knight, gained space in the center through his pawns on c5 and d5, has a very strong bishop on a6.... … So essentially what Silman is saying is that Kramnik can play 10...f5 which is against the principle of not giving your opponent protected passed pawns, because in this situation here, white cannot make …
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What are the benefits of playing 1. h3?
There are no good reasons to play 1. h3 (or 1. a3) other than psychology (confusing the opponent, avoiding theory/opponent's preparation/...).
Regarding the two "reasons" you mention:
Gives white …
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ECO D35 for Game Analysis,- Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation, 3...Nf6 game ...
White seems to like pushing pawns a bit too much, while black played too passively in the beginning. Black should have attacked the strong white center right from the start with b6. …
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How do you calculate pawn endgames, like if you have X number of pawns facing X numbers of o...
to move his king via d3-c2 to attack the white pawns. … Draw.
black pawn on b4, white pawns on b3, b2. …
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