No hollywood ending here but a great discussion none the less. Cheers Danny.

Great series, Danny! I have only seen the first few videos, but I already see improvement in my own games and analysis.

Oops! yeah, I meant Qf4 :-)

Thanks for clarifying Danny! In the Nf8 variation, you ment Qf4 at the end not Qb4 ofcourse? Now I totally get this c pawn push!

@apolon81 -- Yes, black can capture the b4 pawn with check. After 10...Bxb4+ 11.Bd2 however,black is still in trouble. If 11...Bxd2 12.Qxd2 the black knight can go to f8 (12...Nf8) -- but then 13.Rb1 Rb8 and 14.Qb4! - and black is lost (the Rook on b8 can't be defended. If 12...Nb8 then there are again a few ways for white to gain the upper hand, but one of the most forcing variations is: 13.c7! Qxc7 14.Rc1 Qb7 (14...Nc6 loses a piece after Bb5 and then Ne5) 15.Nxb6!, winning material.

So yes, the pawn is hanging! And because it can be captured with check, it seems a surprising move for white to be able to play c6... But nonetheless, white can push the c-pawn forward with confidence!!!

10.Bb5 followed by Bf4 is also a good choice for an edge for white (instead of c6) -- but there is no reason not to advance the pawn. Black needs to retreat the f-Knight to d7 (as I said) in order to maintain control over the c6-square.

Thanks!

Danny

Awesome vid Danny. I've got one question: on the time mark 15:43 you show the position which I gave here on the diagram, and you say that white's last move c6 refutes Nbd7. But... can't black just take on b4 with the bishop (Bxb4+) now?

There is now a PGN John ...

...Also, are there .pgn's on ALL of the vids in this series? Beacuse I can't find one for this one and a couple of others. If someone could let me know I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

Great vid Danny! Thanks! I did want to note that after your last move of Rxb6 that any kind of continued attack on the kingside seems fruitless for White. It appears that a move to the open Queenside would have proven better for White with moves like Rook back to b1, Qd1, etc...and even with near perfect play from both sides White is still even slightly behind with a draw and a Knight vs Bishop ending. I love the Kingside attacking ideas here, but in the end it just doesn't look like it could really win. I'm learning SO MUCH from your vids Danny! Thank you VERY MUCH for making them and doing so with such enthusiam! It's definitely contagious! ;)

great job Danny. Do more videos  like this one

Very nicely covered.

Very instructive, thank you.

great video, and great, funny comments as always

I like your new format of giving us opportunity to think/predict at the beginning.  I've read parts of Pawn Structure Chess and get quite a bit out of your going over it how you did in this particular video.  Especially w/ the variations, and noting how the pawn structure changed/and ensuing plan changes.  Nice work!

I wish I had learned this stuff the first or second year of playing , would have saved me years of confusing opening theory that never made any sense to me. Thanks IM Rensch you give the lessons in an easy to understand manner also. Keep up the great work. Bill

i liked the video it was good

nice singing while of u explaining of the chess Pawn Structure .LOL ,thanks

Fantastic video. This is the 2nd time I have watched it. There is lots to learn.  Looking forward to the rest of this series. Thank you for sharing your insights Danny.  Kudos to the idea of providing us with the concept of studying pawn structures in a fun and meaningful way.

I enjoyed this lesson. I hope this series continues :P

I am low ranking club player and I just wanted to say these lectures have already helped me improve my game I would go further and say they have helped me understand chess on a deeper more strategic level. I don't know if you would agree with me Danny but I would say to anybody at my level don't bother trying to learn serious amounts of opening theory without first trying to understand more about pawn structure. Great work keep em coming!