Purpose of saving pawns
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Rory_Mcgillicudy_sucks
Apr 5, 2022
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You know pawns can be a queen in the end of the game,but noting inthe middle game.Protecting it can use time so it gives the opponent motr time to get space and prepare for a devastating attack .If you don’t,you can play well in the middle but bad at the end.I’m getting confused on weather to save pawns or attack.
Apr 5, 2022
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sksshooter wrote:
You know pawns can be a queen in the end of the game,but noting inthe middle game.Protecting it can use time so it gives the opponent motr time to get space and prepare for a devastating attack .If you don’t,you can play well in the middle but bad at the end.I’m getting confused on weather to save pawns or attack.
Suppose black and white pieces were there in middlegame. In both positions, the pawn is very important since it helps in protecting a minor piece. This minor piece is important because because it controls many squares in the opponent side. Without the pawn, the minor piece will just be in danger.
Apr 5, 2022
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#4
Also, they act as bollards at times, restricting access to files, squares, etc. Often visualising the effect a seemingly harmless pawn will have on a position in 3 to 5 future moves can mean everything. Naughty little minions. So tricky...
"The winning of a pawn among good players of even strength
often means the winning of the game." - Capablanca
"A pawn is a pawn" - Fischer
really depends on the position and how far you've gotten into the game. if you think you can have a winning position in an endgame, trade down the major pieces and not the pawns to overwhelm your opponent
