Fritztrainer
| MIDDLEGAME
Pawn Structures Vol.2
Herman Grooten
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? Themes: IQP and Passed Pawn
New: now also available as stream!
In this second part the emphasis will be on typical pawn structures that appear quite often in games, and that will be very recognizable for clubchess players. For example, on this video course the topics “the isolated queen pawn (IQP)” and “the passed-pawn in the middlegame” will be discussed in detail. Because the IQP can appear on the board in many opening variations, it is worthwhile to study. The fact that sometimes a passed-pawn can be invaluable and can cause an astonishing effect will be music to the ears of the club-chess player.
• Video running time: 4 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Model Games and Training with ChessBase apps - Play key pawn structures against Fritz on various levels
Contents
2
The Isolated Queen's Pawn Part 1
3
Introduction, pro’s and con’s
6
The pin over the d-file
7
The Nxf7-sacrifice 1: Khenkin-Bertran
8
The Nxf7-sacrifice 2: Iturrizaga-Papin
9
The Nxf7-sacrifice 3: Botvinnik-Batuyev
10
The Nxf7-sacrifice 4: Janev-Ilchev
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The Nxf7-sacrifice 5: Botvinnik-Vidmar
12
The Isolated Queen's Pawn Part 2
13
The rook lift and rook switch 1: Timofeev-Svidler
14
The rook lift and rook switch 2: Buhmann-Wichmann
15
The rook lift and rook switch 3: Onischuk-Vescovi
16
The pawn break d4-d5 1: Ligterink-Donner
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The pawn break d4-d5 2: Portisch-Bilet
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The pawn break d4-d5 3: Sokolov-Fischer
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The pawn break d4-d5 4: Rodshtein-Diamant
20
Transition to ‘hanging pawns’: Donaldson-Kudrin
21
Exploiting weaknesses 1: Bojkov-Dreev
22
Exploiting weaknesses 2: Arngrimmson-Damljanovic
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To create a passed pawn 1: Razuvayev-Honfi
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To create a passed pawn 2: Nielsen-NN
36
Pawn break: Thipsay-Peng
37
Push pawn!: A.Haast-M.Bensdorp
38
Piece positioning in relation to a passed pawn 1: Hughes-Chirila
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Piece positioning in relation to a passed pawn 2: Reinderman-Bosboom
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Piece positioning in relation to a passed pawn 3: Holt-Shetty
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To lure or chase away a defender: Cano Sanchez-Carrasco
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Interference: Morozevich-Adams
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To block a square 1: Troitzky
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To block a square 2: Wall-Schuurman
46
Double Attack: Engels-Maroczy
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To exploit a passed pawn: Halkias-Asrian
49
To create a second passed pawn 1
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To create a second passed pawn 2: Nunn
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To create a second passed pawn 3: Schuurman-Gara
52
To defend against a passed pawn 1: Zenyuk-Abrahamyan
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To defend against a passed pawn 2: Van den Ende
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To defend against a passed pawn 3: Zheltukhov
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To defend against a passed pawn 4: Kasparov-Timman
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To exploit weaknesses and make use of the passed pawn 1: Grooten-Douven
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To exploit weaknesses and make use of the passed pawn 2: Petrosian-Korchnoi
