You might want to get a hold of "Pawn Power in Chess" by Hans Kmoch.
I don't know what to do with my pawns.
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Dec 17, 2011
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#3
What you do with pawns depends on the position and what you want to do with it.
You can expand pawns to take over space or you can use them only to limit your opponent's piece mobility. It depends on what you are up to.
What are past pawns? Pawns that have already been captured?
Dec 17, 2011
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#5
"passed" pawns. 
Not has-beens.
I found Kmoch's book odd and not particularly easy to understand. Lots of weird names for types of pawn setups
Dec 17, 2011
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#6
Your birthday is the same day as my younger son's.
As for the pawns, realizing the importance of them is a wise thing to learn, and it will take more time and energy than anyone can give you in this thread. The important thing is you realize you need help and are willing to learn more about them. But you will need many hours of study and play to even come close to mastering those little guys.
Dec 17, 2011
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#7
My birthday is the same as Philidor, who said that pawns were the soul of chess.
Dec 17, 2011
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#8
DrSpudnik wrote:
My birthday is the same as Philidor, who said that pawns were the soul of chess.
That is really neat!
Dec 17, 2011
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#9
Also Queen Elizabeth I 
Anyhow, pawns form a kind of structure that allows the pieces to act more effectively. But general rules are tough to form. Doubled pawns are considered bad, and usually they are. But in some cases they can be a plus.
yea I think I guess it will be a slow learning process thanks guys
I know what you should ALWAYS do with your pawns: move them! :)
Dec 17, 2011
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#12
As a general rule, unless you know what you want to do with a pawn move, don't move it. Every time a pawn is moved, the squares on either side of it become weak little holes that other pieces can take advantage of.
True, but I meant that, in a game, if you don't move at least some pawns, your peices are going nowhere fast! I know that too many and the wrong pawn moves are bad, though.
Dec 17, 2011
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#14
To get something you have to lose something. Progress comes at a cost. Pawns sieze territory, but they also leave weaknesses. A pawn structure that is fine in an attack, will be a liability when the attack peters out and the pawns are left stranded on advanced squares.
Dec 17, 2011
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#15
On the lighter side - Pawns are "would be" monsters! Nurture them, and when they reach the 6th rank, push them!
backrankblues wrote:
when they reach the 6th rank, push them!
How did they get to the 6th rank without me pushing them?
Dec 18, 2011
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#17
For more specific recommendations, you'll have to post links to specific games to see where you messed up pawnwise.
Pawns are like money; they're there to be taken away involuntarily.
tjchessmaster wrote:
I know what you should ALWAYS do with your pawns: move them! :)
where to?
I have no idea how to follow my pawn structures and am usually confused on how to use them to my advantage (Except passed pawns). I just want some advice on how to use them as an advantage and how to follow them into battle properly you know?
Esp. during openings and when my gambits fail...