Pawn Structure Chess - 2nd hand

Some 250 years ago, the great Philidor wrote, "The pawns are the soul of chess." What exactly does this mean?

Pawns have a limited range of movement and can move only forward. But it is their limited mobility that makes them so important strategically. The pawn structure—or pawn "skeleton" —establishes the territories controlled by each player and fixes the strong and weak points that will be crucial in the middlegame and endgame. In this original and important book you will learn:

• How to handle all characteristic pawn structures
• How to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of pawn chains
• When to exchange pawns in the center—and when not to
• How to stifle your opponent's pieces and keep your own position flexible
• How to create pawn "holes" and other weaknesses that you can exploit

— And more, illustrated by complete games and many diagrams.

Andrew Soltis, an international grandmaster and an award-winning chess journalist, is a chess columnist for the New York Post and Chess Life magazine. He is the author of more than 30 books on chess.

• Codice 5872us
• Anno 1995
• Pagine 347
• Isbn 0-8129-2529-7