Any tips on how to play with an IQP?

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AunTheKnight

I am always scared of getting an isolated queen’s pawn, but no more! I just need some help on using it as a ‘dynamic advantage’. Thanks to any advice in advance.

KevinOSh

KevinOSh

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AunTheKnight wrote:

I am always scared of getting an isolated queen’s pawn, but no more! I just need some help on using it as a ‘dynamic advantage’. Thanks to any advice in advance.

lay more opening with iqp

AunTheKnight

Thank you, @KevinOSh and @B1ZMARK!

AunTheKnight
B1ZMARK wrote:
AunTheKnight wrote:

I am always scared of getting an isolated queen’s pawn, but no more! I just need some help on using it as a ‘dynamic advantage’. Thanks to any advice in advance.

lay more opening with iqp

Could you elaborate?

ninjaswat
AunTheKnight wrote:
B1ZMARK wrote:
AunTheKnight wrote:

I am always scared of getting an isolated queen’s pawn, but no more! I just need some help on using it as a ‘dynamic advantage’. Thanks to any advice in advance.

lay more opening with iqp

Could you elaborate?

try playing those positions more lol

AunTheKnight
ninjaswat wrote:
AunTheKnight wrote:
B1ZMARK wrote:
AunTheKnight wrote:

I am always scared of getting an isolated queen’s pawn, but no more! I just need some help on using it as a ‘dynamic advantage’. Thanks to any advice in advance.

lay more opening with iqp

Could you elaborate?

try playing those positions more lol

Okay, but does that necessarily help me understand them better? If I don’t even know what to do, then how does that help?

ninjaswat
AunTheKnight wrote:
ninjaswat wrote:
AunTheKnight wrote:
B1ZMARK wrote:
AunTheKnight wrote:

I am always scared of getting an isolated queen’s pawn, but no more! I just need some help on using it as a ‘dynamic advantage’. Thanks to any advice in advance.

lay more opening with iqp

Could you elaborate?

try playing those positions more lol

Okay, but does that necessarily help me understand them better? If I don’t even know what to do, then how does that help?

You'll figure it out by losing and learning

That's how I learned how to play a lot of my openings lol

RussBell

Pages 113-181 of Weapons of Chess by Bruce Pandolfini are devoted to the fundamentals of play with and against the IQP.

Winning Pawn Structures by Alexander Baburin is concerned exclusively with the IQP...(the book is out of print)....a pdf of the book is available on PDFdrive...

https://www.pdfdrive.com/winning-pawn-structures-e188536090.html

see also....

How to play with or against an isolated pawn (3 videos) - BlitzStream...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLA7uhFgInE&list=PLYnIpwPef1CCue-_gsGUzSGyMcxiiJ-o8

Isolated Pawn Positions | Chess Middlegames - Hanging Pawns...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV0vbgeRVtY

slimshady

first stop supporting Carlsen instant 100 inc in game play

AunTheKnight

Thanks @RussBell and @ninjaswat.

 

@Nepo3 terrible advice!

hamaznacima

sss cv

 

AunTheKnight
hamaznacima wrote:

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slimshady
AunTheKnight wrote:
hamaznacima wrote:

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Understandable

AunTheKnight
Nepo3 wrote:
AunTheKnight wrote:
hamaznacima wrote:

sss cv

 

Joined 3 minutes ago. 

Understandable

I don’t get it with these new accounts. 

Arnaut10

Im scared to play (get into) positions with IQP as well because I dont understand them neither. I will look it up on yt and if I find anything useful Ill let you know ! :)

AunTheKnight

Thanks for the advice, @Optimissed

 

Good luck, @Arnaut10! I’ll wait and see what you find. I’ll look for some as well. 

assassin3752

aun try not to trade pieces if you have an isolated pawn unless it's absolutely necessary to. the only way to weaken an isolated pawn is to trade pieces until there are no more defenders left