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Hanging Pawn Structure (PART-2) As the great Philidor quotes, “Pawns are the soul of CHESS!“

Pawns play a major role in chess. They are the skeleton of a chess game.

If one bone is broken, the entire game will collapse.

Hanging Pawn Structure PART-2

if Black chooses to take with 17…Nc4 18.Qe4 g6 20.Bxc4 Qxc4 21.Qe5 f6 22.Qxe6+ Rf7

22.Rc1 Qa6 22.Nd4 and White has the upper hand.

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Capablanca's 3 minute chess tip

Here's a cool idea you'll be able to use in many games to improve your position. It's a principle called "one pawn holds two" and is mentioned by Capablanca in "Chess Fundamentals". This example is taken from one of my club games.

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A PAWN STORM is a chess strategy in which several pawns are moved in rapid succession

towards the opponent’s defenses. A pawn storm usually involves adjacent pawns

on any one side of the board (king side or queen side).

Chess Strategy : Power of Pawn Storm 1

For years, they often stick to the openings first learned in their youth, neglecting the

fact that the opening gradually increases in importance the higher you…

This story about me ran in the newspaper back in 1990

Report => Storrs Center Free USCF # 3

STORRS CENTER FREE USCF # 3 (201705202002) May 20

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 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  | 
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    1 | JOSHUA BERKUN                   |3.0  |W   3|W   5|W   2|
   CT | 16080502 / R: 1017P19->1258P22  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  993P15->1231P18  |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | GARY L COTE                     |2.0  |W   5|W   4|L   1|
   CT | 10034841 / R: 1848   ->1821     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1684   ->1654     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | SHLOMI YAAKOBOVICH              |2.0  |L   1|W   6|W   4|
   CT | 15737883 / R: 1770P19->1740P22  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1714P19->1682P22  |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | ROB ROY                         |1.0  |W   6|L   2|L   3|
   CT | 10574790 / R: 1400   ->1400     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1213   ->1211     |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | DR SHENGLI ZHOU                 |1.0  |L   2|L   1|W   6|
   CT | 16382152 / R: Unrated->1101P3   |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated->1046P3   |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | SHESH BUDHABHATTI               |0.0  |L   4|L   3|L   5|
   CT | 15039100 / R:  948   -> 918     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  864   -> 833     |     |     |     |     |
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