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How to Develop a Chess Pawn Structure

Pawn structure is a more advanced strategy of chess players. Different pawn formations work on different aspects of the game in order to gain an advantage. You can decide which pawn formation you want to create to help you out with your specific game strategy.

Instructions

    • 1

      Use the Caro pawn formation in a slow game for white to get an advantage with his queen. White puts his pawn at e5, creates a kingspace advantage, has a d4-d5 break and allows the queenside to gain an edge by the end of the game.

    • 2

      Utilize the Slav formation to put pressure on the c file for the white player. You can take advantage of blacks c paw and have a d4-d5 break. The Slav formation is great for a slow game.

    • 3

      Put into place the Sicilian pawn structure if you're playing black and you want to put pressure on the c file. This allows for a minority attack on the queen and puts pressure on the opponent's e4 and e5 pawns. This formation can be used for a more complex game.

    • 4

      Consider the dragon pawn structure for black to put pressure on the long diagonal and on the queen. This pawn structure is defined by having the d and g pawns up one space and can be damaging to your opponent's king pawns if he leads them out.

    • 5

      Use the d5 chain pawn structure for white in order to create a large-scale queen attack advantage. Break the c2, c4 and c5 pawns, and go after the g2-g4 and f2-f4 break.


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