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1️⃣ Pawn Structure 2
Explanation:
Here, in the below set of puzzles, you will be either destroying your opponent’s pawn structure or you will be trying to improve your pawn structure.
Remember to either create a doubled pawn structure for your opponent or Isolated pawns structure. Also, try to have central pawn structure for you.
Example Puzzle:
Black to Play
Here, in the above puzzle, it looks like white is having a strong advanced pawn structure in the queen side, However, black can break it by playing pawn to a5 which would lead black to play ba5 and then black plays Ra5 giving more pressure on the white C5 pawn which would eventually fall soon
A5 ba5 Ra5 black is better with C5 pawn going to fall in the next move.
2️⃣ Practice Puzzles
Instructions:
Try to solve the puzzles without moving the pieces.
Write down your solutions before checking the solution at the bottom
Puzzle Set:
Puzzle 1: White to move and create a doubled pawn structure for black
White to Play
Puzzle 2: White to move and create a doubled pawn structure for black
White to Play
Puzzle 3: Black to move and find out how you will capture the bishop & why?
Black to Play
Puzzle 4: White to move and find out how you will capture the knight & why?
White to Play
3️⃣ Solutions
1. Rd8 Rd8 Ne5 Kf6 Nc6 bc6 gives black a doubled pawn structure.
2. A5 Bc7 A6 Ba6 Bc6 gives black a doubled pawn structure.
3. fe6 is better as it stops the white knight from reaching outpost d5 square.
4. Dc4 is the correct answer as you can double the rook on D file next and put pressure on the D6 pawn. However, this still gives a doubled pawn for you, but here the pressure on d6 becomes big. So, Dc4 is better when compared to bc4 or Nc4.
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