Very informative. I would like to see a video on traps.

Thank you for the series and the last about the pawn structure will be very helpful in developing a plan during a game.

De nada, THORK, and you are welcome rdjain1 , I am happy to help 

Great , simply great ! Thank you very much Mr. Bojkov !

And thanks for your response, GM Bojkov!  One of the reasons I love chess.com is that the strong players such as yourself are willing to give great advice to patzers like me :).  And now that you mention it, Danny did mention that depriving the isolated pawn of the bishop of the color it wants to advance to is advantagous while leaving the opposite bishop.  All in all, it makes sense that the holder of the isolated pawn wants to keep pieces on the board and his opponent wants to trade.

@  rdjain1 Thank you for this question, it is indeed a complex and an important one. Danny is indeed right for the heavy pieces, I myself lost a game like that against Dreev. Although, you should not forget that chess is very complex game, full of rules, and exceptions. In that game for instance, I could have just given away the d4 pawn, in order to liquidate in a drawn 3 versus 4 pawns endgame.

Now about this video- I recommend to trade the rooks, or simply a pair of rooks in order to relieve the pressure along the c file.

There is one more important combiation in the IQP positions. A bishop on the colour of the isolated pawn against a knight is the most unpleasant one for the defender.

There are various bad combinations for the isolani, and they all depend on current situation.

What is certain is that trades area always (almost - remember that there are still exceptions) favourable for the side playing against the isolani.

I hope this helps, thanks again for the question!

definitely going to watch this one and study it in depth because it is very deep with some insight into how to play against hanging pawns.

Great video! thanks.

GM Bojkov-  In Daniel Rensch's series on IQPs he says (and demonstrates) how when playing against the IQP, it is best to trade off the minor pieces, but keep the rooks and queen with the goal of forcing the player with the isolated pawn into passive defense.  However, in the first segment of this video, you show that black wants to trade off the rooks and keep some minor pieces.  Obviously, every situation is unique, but I had understood attacking the IQP with the heavy pieces as the general strategy to adopt, whereas you seem to be advocating a different principle.  Any clarification/thoughts you can give on this seeming contradiction would be most appreciated!  Overall, I thought it was an excellent video series!  Thanks!

I really enjoyed this series I've definately taken on some new ideas for my own game here...

Great series, you explain the concepts clearly and convincingly.  Thanks!

Good video.I will have to catch up on the previous 5 videos!

Good series!