Pawn Structure Principles - Full Guide With Timestamps

Pawn structure basics, pawn structures in openings, and more...
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:06 - What are pawn structures?
0:36 - 2 categories of pawn structures
1:49 - Connected pawns
2:58 - Doubled and tripled pawns
3:30 - Isolated pawns
4:27 - Backward pawns
5:22 - Pawn chains
6:57 - Pawn islands
7:53 - Passed pawns
9:30 - Pawn majority/minority
11:55 - Closed center(French, King's Indian, Benoni)
14:50 - Stonewall
17:32 - Backward d-pawn (Sicilian)
20:56 - Maroczy bind (Sicilian)
23:21 - Capablanca (Caro-Kann, Scandinavian, Semi-Slav)
26:46 - Isolated queen pawn (Queen's Gambit, c3 Sicilian, French)
30:03 - Minority attack (Queen's Gambit, Caro-Kann)
31:57 - Bonus - bishop tension
38:03 - Cool outro music
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Пікірлер: 78

  • @NameCannotBeBlank-xv5rw
    @NameCannotBeBlank-xv5rw2 жыл бұрын

    An important topic normally on the boring side of chess, but not this time. Thank you!

  • @Iksvomid
    @Iksvomid2 жыл бұрын

    Thank You, Nelson, since I've began watching Your videos I started creating a lot more structure in my life.

  • @Chappelle-JT4TP

    @Chappelle-JT4TP

    8 ай бұрын

    Lol, I definitely agree that learning order and structure in chess definitely carries over to common life.

  • @tony6947

    @tony6947

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@Chappelle-JT4TP0or see

  • @marcojacobs5443
    @marcojacobs54432 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the information A saying that goes perfect with the pawns: "United we stand, devided we fall"

  • @spd-kv6sd
    @spd-kv6sd2 жыл бұрын

    30:12 - The pawn structures that let you do a Minority Attack are called Karlsbad pawn structures. That name comes from the time the Minority Attack was kinda invented as an idea and that happened on a tournament in Karlsbad. It's not known, who really invented that tactic, but I have read that even Capablanca speaks about a Minority attack in one of his games. I think it was popularized by Anatoly Karpov since of the classical greats he is considered to be the one, who follows Capablanca more closely. Or at least at the time when Karpov was on top of the world of chess.

  • @haidanglamminh9747
    @haidanglamminh97472 жыл бұрын

    Happy lunar new year from Vietnam

  • @mattgiguere5638
    @mattgiguere56382 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate the time you take to put these videos out! God bless your wife and you...thank you Nelson

  • @kruksog
    @kruksog2 жыл бұрын

    This type of stuff is super useful. I feel like a lot of chess educators assume we have some kind of background in chess (other than playing it). I've been playing pretty avidly for 2 years now and there was tons of new information here for me. As always, thanks Nelson.

  • @darrylkassle361
    @darrylkassle3612 жыл бұрын

    This is the type of content that makes your channel great . You go from strength to strength!!! Well done? When is your next tournament btw?

  • @ChessVibesOfficial

    @ChessVibesOfficial

    2 жыл бұрын

    Couple of weeks!

  • @DunklerZebralord
    @DunklerZebralord2 жыл бұрын

    I legit suffered through watching this with shitty internet just so you get the ad revenue (rather than me downloading it). I really love this channel! It‘s not the biggest chess channel out there but I think you make amazing content and managed to do your own thing despite a relatively saturated market. I also like the way you sound and articulate yourself. Just spreading some love. Was watching this and just kinda thought “Man, I really like his content!” Hope you keep it up.

  • @AstralZ1
    @AstralZ12 жыл бұрын

    To be honest, I wasn't able to play good but after I started to watch your videos of checkm8 patterns and the chess concepts I began to win a lot! You're the kind of the youtuber that every beginner should watch, Keep up the fire work!

  • @davidmaestro3301
    @davidmaestro33012 жыл бұрын

    You have by far the best channel out there. I am consider myself an intermediate player and feel I am progressing well with your ideas. Love the fact that you often analyze lots of games before you make a video. Thanks so much!

  • @goodspellr1057
    @goodspellr10572 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making this video, Nelson! Great stuff!

  • @Omar_Merican
    @Omar_Merican2 жыл бұрын

    thank you for these videos Nelson! really instructive! 🙌

  • @kozayar8014
    @kozayar80144 ай бұрын

    thank you so much. i watch your chess videos always. i'm myanmar. good luck.

  • @jaskiratwalia
    @jaskiratwalia2 жыл бұрын

    This was an amazing guide! Really learnt a lot about pawn structures and their strategic importance. You are really doing a fantastic job!

  • @noahz
    @noahz9 ай бұрын

    Excellent video, thank you

  • @konglives4453
    @konglives44532 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for this video Nelson. I desperately needed a video on pawn structures since I think it's my weakest link and has been holding me back.

  • @Patrick462
    @Patrick4622 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Just knowing the names of the structures is helpful at my level.

  • @MrAdamyt
    @MrAdamyt2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing content! Thanks for preparing it!

  • @brasileirosim5961
    @brasileirosim59612 жыл бұрын

    This is a great video, I will finish it tomorrow, thanks Nelson!

  • @juanzambrano220
    @juanzambrano2202 жыл бұрын

    You help me a lot! Love your channel an your explanations

  • @ManishSingh-jz2hx
    @ManishSingh-jz2hx2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot Nelson!!! I always lacked the pawn structure knowledge in the endgames.

  • @jonwill
    @jonwill2 жыл бұрын

    Well presented; thank you for sharing.

  • @FloydMaxwell
    @FloydMaxwell2 жыл бұрын

    Really appreciate your channel. Consistently upload. Consistently good. Nice variety of subjects/themes. More power to you.

  • @tugrulerdem9681
    @tugrulerdem96812 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video Nelson

  • @steveblair6765
    @steveblair67655 ай бұрын

    Great lesson Thank you

  • @mattgiguere5638
    @mattgiguere56382 жыл бұрын

    Thank you teacher Nelson ❤♟

  • @moathdw910
    @moathdw910 Жыл бұрын

    Wow what a great video! I am joining the channel

  • @heuw7379
    @heuw73792 жыл бұрын

    I have learned a lot, thanks.

  • @sorooshrahimi
    @sorooshrahimi2 жыл бұрын

    For monthes i was waiting for this🤗

  • @Thamboo111
    @Thamboo1112 жыл бұрын

    Keep up the good work

  • @Oddys1983
    @Oddys19834 ай бұрын

    Great lesson, Nelson! After watching I have a feeling that I so far played chess like kinda 1-dimension game whilst it is (surprise-surprise 😊) a 2-dimension one

  • @liljackypaper
    @liljackypaper4 ай бұрын

    What a great video

  • @zoe7696
    @zoe76962 жыл бұрын

    the minority attack structure is named the carlsbad structure right?

  • @peterintoronto6472
    @peterintoronto64722 жыл бұрын

    Hi, just in time! I think for people like me, weak intermediate, the great issue is how to make decisions about when to capture and when to advance in pawn break situations especially in the early moves -- long before we get to big strategy on pawn structure. In some of your other videos (watched piles of them) you deal with a few of these, but there is something about linking early pawn decisions to overall strategy that one lacks.

  • @NOCRAFTPUNK
    @NOCRAFTPUNK10 ай бұрын

    Ah thanks verymuch

  • @TheDigiWorld
    @TheDigiWorld2 жыл бұрын

    I also implement the Bishop tension thing in a lot of cases, many times when I play white and we have Bc4 (from my) and opponent goes Be6 I play Bb3

  • @cfgauss71
    @cfgauss712 жыл бұрын

    After watching this video I become a pawn star.

  • @michaelmappin1830
    @michaelmappin18302 жыл бұрын

    Ty

  • @claytonbenignus4688
    @claytonbenignus46882 жыл бұрын

    I love the Black Side of McCutcheon French because of the Trebled QBPs. When the QR looks down that file, White worries.

  • @blueckaym
    @blueckaym6 ай бұрын

    Doubled pawn are not always so weak. One way to make them protect each other is by a third pawn to one of their sides, and forming a triangle formation. Ie the back-doubled pawn protecting a pawn on one of its diagonals, and that pawn in turn protecting the other doubled pawn (which has to be one extra square from your first-doubled pawn). Of course it's still a weaker structure, because if your opponent trades pawn with your front doubled-pawn and you take with your side pawn, then you still end up with doubled pawns (not protected from side-pawns anymore). But if the opponent attacks your side-pawn then your back-doubled pawn can take, and solve the problem.

  • @vladislavchessmate1567
    @vladislavchessmate15672 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video, but you forgot for one pawn structure - cub

  • @vandanagoyal3037
    @vandanagoyal30372 жыл бұрын

    Please tell us how to find the best move with a pawn or you say when and which pawn we should move in opening

  • @kevinmorford5032
    @kevinmorford50322 жыл бұрын

    I like your videos Nelson, but I cannot believe that you put out a "complete" guide to pawn structure without mentioning the ways that pawn structures can create weak squares. It is kind of an important consideration in pawn structures.

  • @TK5280.

    @TK5280.

    2 жыл бұрын

    The video he posted on pawns right before posting this one, he didn’t only mention it but he explained it very well. If you’re interested…

  • @amirchabbi7587
    @amirchabbi75872 жыл бұрын

    The fact that This channel still on 90k does not make any sense

  • @tiborarvai5052
    @tiborarvai5052 Жыл бұрын

    Which category is Ruy Lopez??

  • @JT-xu1qd
    @JT-xu1qd Жыл бұрын

    As an absolute beginner there is a good chance I might be wrong, but I think I've heard the "sicilian backwards D-pawn" referred to as the "benoni structure" or "benoni pawns" by multiple people in relation to the kid, pirc and modern as being the reason for kinda needing to study the benoni as well.

  • @martingarrox5810
    @martingarrox58102 жыл бұрын

    hi nelson do you intend to do videos about some gambits ?

  • @ChessVibesOfficial

    @ChessVibesOfficial

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey there - if you search the channel for "gambit" or "gambits" you'll see a bunch of videos I've already done about gambits!

  • @akosorosz7453
    @akosorosz7453 Жыл бұрын

    4:55 Holy Hell! How did he do that???

  • @rizka7945
    @rizka79452 жыл бұрын

    30:05 It's the Carlsbad structure.

  • @farhadnabizada8721
    @farhadnabizada87212 жыл бұрын

    دگه هم بزار

  • @snouthlly1479
    @snouthlly14792 жыл бұрын

    Everyone: has a good pawn structure Me: FINALLY DOUBLE PAWN CUBE Me 60 games later: QUADRUPLE PAWNS LETS GOOOOO

  • @Mrgiftedsoul
    @Mrgiftedsoul Жыл бұрын

    I love chess

  • @SkateFallen1424
    @SkateFallen14242 жыл бұрын

    Nelson: avoid these pawn structures Meanwhile, Eric Rosen: look its a pawn tower

  • @ChessVibesOfficial

    @ChessVibesOfficial

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @spenzr6920
    @spenzr6920 Жыл бұрын

    If you somehow have 8/8 pawns connected, will it be a pawn mainland? xD Great video tho

  • @vaibhavchahar104
    @vaibhavchahar1042 жыл бұрын

    I am having a problem in chess , I play a game and just lose it. I am unable to find key areas I should focus on 😶 any advice. Well awesome video.

  • @vaibhavchahar104

    @vaibhavchahar104

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Königs I got to 1009 from 1300 😔

  • @ChessVibesOfficial

    @ChessVibesOfficial

    2 жыл бұрын

    Here's my recommendation: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ioGL1paDpKzAcqQ.html

  • @vaibhavchahar104

    @vaibhavchahar104

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ChessVibesOfficial thank you!!

  • @bimalapaudel3630
    @bimalapaudel36302 жыл бұрын

    251th like by me

  • @gamingwithpurple7880
    @gamingwithpurple7880 Жыл бұрын

    the thumbnail is weird. 1 Bishop on both sides are missing

  • @mauricesmashley1360
    @mauricesmashley13602 жыл бұрын

    carlsbad pawn god

  • @MyContext
    @MyContext2 жыл бұрын

    _But I like destroying pawn structures and I like assistance even more..._

  • @SOMEONE-mm7mm
    @SOMEONE-mm7mm2 жыл бұрын

    First:) 🙂🙂

  • @TK5280.

    @TK5280.

    2 жыл бұрын

    Second :) 😉😉

  • @sycodental
    @sycodental2 жыл бұрын

    Second

  • @astro_cat030
    @astro_cat030 Жыл бұрын

    Im the isolated pawns 😭

  • @akila2883
    @akila28839 ай бұрын

    thats just vocabulery it s not lesson

  • @lonelyfella4518
    @lonelyfella451811 ай бұрын

    Yo tone it down I'm tryna learn chess not new words...

  • @obesedog23

    @obesedog23

    9 күн бұрын

    Smooth brain activity

  • @TrueBlueAndrew
    @TrueBlueAndrew Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video. ♟️♟️♟️

  • @mattgiguere5638
    @mattgiguere56382 жыл бұрын

    Man you know alot! Thank you! Crazy!❤♟