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Importance of pawn structures by GM Suat Atalik

January 14, 2017 ChessTerra Chess Lectures

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Structures are very important, especially in the opening, as they shape the chess game. All the strategic elements like King’s safety, development of your pieces and control upon the center are somehow attached to the pawn structure.

Our guest coach GM Suat Atalik has prepared a very instructive video lesson for you. In this lesson, he will discuss the pawn structures in chess.

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