Chess Strategy: Pawn Breaks

June 2, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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In most cases, a pawn move is only called a pawn break when the moving pawn is on a file adjacent to two enemy pawns facing each other, and the pawn moves forward to the same rank as the player’s other pawn.

The pawn structure determines the strategic nature of the position. In this video our guest coach IM Asaf Givon will help you better understand the theory of pawn breaks.

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