If you want to improve at chess, you must know the characteristics of typical pawn formations.
Understanding the pawn structure is a key tool when you are evaluating a position on the board.
One simple pawn move can ruin your position or win the game.
Post-beginners should know the basic essentials of chess structures and that is what this modern training manual focuses on.
His tips and exercises are both highly enjoyable and to the point.
Grandmaster Jörg Hickl (1965) is a former German Champion and a highly experienced chess trainer.
Content
006 Explanation of Symbols
007 Introduction
011 Part 1 - Pieces and pawns
012Chapter 1 The bishop
024Chapter 2 The knight
036Chapter 3 The rook
049 Part II - Basic pawn structures
050Chapter 4 Hanging pawns
062Chapter 5 Isolated pawns
086Chapter 6 Backward pawns
106Chapter 7 Passed pawns
123Chapter 8 Doubled pawns
141Chapter 9 Weak squares
162Chapter 10 Pawn chains
181 Index of Games
183 Index of Openings
185 Bibliography
Understanding the pawn structure is a key tool when you are evaluating a position on the board.
One simple pawn move can ruin your position or win the game.
Post-beginners should know the basic essentials of chess structures and that is what this modern training manual focuses on.
- Experienced chess teacher Jörg Hickl helps you to:Assess the strengths and weaknesses of pawn structures
- Recognize strategic patterns
- Identify how you can improve your position
- Develop a plan of action
His tips and exercises are both highly enjoyable and to the point.
Grandmaster Jörg Hickl (1965) is a former German Champion and a highly experienced chess trainer.
Content
006 Explanation of Symbols
007 Introduction
011 Part 1 - Pieces and pawns
012Chapter 1 The bishop
024Chapter 2 The knight
036Chapter 3 The rook
049 Part II - Basic pawn structures
050Chapter 4 Hanging pawns
062Chapter 5 Isolated pawns
086Chapter 6 Backward pawns
106Chapter 7 Passed pawns
123Chapter 8 Doubled pawns
141Chapter 9 Weak squares
162Chapter 10 Pawn chains
181 Index of Games
183 Index of Openings
185 Bibliography