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10 Concepts About Pawn Tension

November 14, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro
0:23 – New Patron Shoutout
0:33 – 1) Tactics
2:53 – 2) Free up opponent’s pieces?
4:13 – 3) Open files for rooks
5:28 – 4) King in center?
6:23 – 5) Knights vs Bishops
7:33 – 6) Gaining space
8:36 – 7) Resulting pawn structure
12:40 – 8) Flank attacks easier with closed center
14:48 – 9) Watch out for creating holes
16:39 – 10) Defending center with f3 or c3

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