Key Concepts of Chess - Pawn Structures Vol.2, Herman Grooten (English)
A new production in the “Key Concepts of Chess” series. The idea is to focus on certain themes by means of specific pawn structures. The central question is: how can the pieces be manoeuvred into good positions and what should we then consider? IM Herman Grooten offers rules-of-thumb and concepts to give club-chess players the necessary guidance so that they can try to find the right paths in their own games. More
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CONTENTS
- Introduction
- The Isolated Queen's Pawn Part 1
- Introduction, pro’s and con’s
- The Nxf7-sacrifice
- The pawn break d4-d5
- The pin over the d-file
- The Nxf7-sacrifice 1: Khenkin-Bertran
- The Nxf7-sacrifice 2: Iturrizaga-Papin
- The Nxf7-sacrifice 3: Botvinnik-Batuyev
- The Nxf7-sacrifice 4: Janev-Ilchev
- The Nxf7-sacrifice 5: Botvinnik-Vidmar
- The Isolated Queen's Pawn Part 2
- The rook lift and rook switch 1: Timofeev-Svidler
- The rook lift and rook switch 2: Buhmann-Wichmann
- The rook lift and rook switch 3: Onischuk-Vescovi
- The pawn break d4-d5 1: Ligterink-Donner
- The pawn break d4-d5 2: Portisch-Bilet
- The pawn break d4-d5 3: Sokolov-Fischer
- The pawn break d4-d5 4: Rodshtein-Diamant
- Transition to ‘hanging pawns’: Donaldson-Kudrin
- Exploiting weaknesses 1: Bojkov-Dreev
- Exploiting weaknesses 2: Arngrimmson-Damljanovic
- Exercises
- Description
- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5
- Exercise 6
- Exercise 7
- Exercise 8
- Passed Pawn Part 1
- To create a passed pawn 1: Razuvayev-Honfi
- To create a passed pawn 2: Nielsen-NN
- Pawn break: Thipsay-Peng
- Push pawn!: A.Haast-M.Bensdorp
- Piece positioning in relation to a passed pawn 1: Hughes-Chirila
- Piece positioning in relation to a passed pawn 2: Reinderman-Bosboom
- Piece positioning in relation to a passed pawn 3: Holt-Shetty
- To lure or chase away a defender: Cano Sanchez-Carrasco
- Interference: Morozevich-Adams
- Pin: Mentasi
- To block a square 1: Troitzky
- To block a square 2: Wall-Schuurman
- Double Attack: Engels-Maroczy
- Passed Pawn Part 2
- To exploit a passed pawn: Halkias-Asrian
- To create a second passed pawn 1
- To create a second passed pawn 2: Nunn
- To create a second passed pawn 3: Schuurman-Gara
- To defend against a passed pawn 1: Zenyuk-Abrahamyan
- To defend against a passed pawn 2: Van den Ende
- To defend against a passed pawn 3: Zheltukhov
- To defend against a passed pawn 4: Kasparov-Timman
- To exploit weaknesses and make use of the passed pawn 1: Grooten-Douven
- To exploit weaknesses and make use of the passed pawn 2: Petrosian-Korchnoi
- Exercises
- Description
- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5
- Exercise 6
- Exercise 7
- Exercise 8
PROPERTIES
| Language: | English |
| Level: | advanced, tournament player, professional |
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum: | Computer: Dual Core |
Recommended: | Processor: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore) |
ChessBase Account: | Internet access and modern web browser, e.g. Chrome, Edge, Safari. |
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Level | Advanced, Tournament player, Professional |
| Year | 2022 |
| Streaming | Yes |
| Author | Grooten, Herman |
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Level | Advanced, Tournament player, Professional |
| Year | 2022 |
| Streaming | Yes |
| Author | Grooten, Herman |
