Pawn Weaknesses and Fortresses
Chess feels difficult no matter who you are. One of the things that can make things easier to understand is breaking down a position into smaller bits. A wise thing to pay attention to is the idea of pawn weaknesses. Identifying weak pawns and squares is the easiest way to figure out where your pieces need to go. In this article we take a look at an ingenious defensive fortress that could have been cracked if white had stopped to think about what the best target was.
Analysis
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