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Is this an isolani?
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Jan 24, 2021
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#3
Yes. It is an isolated pawn on the d file. It has to be on the d file. These days most people just say “isolated queen pawn” or IQP. Isolani sounds a bit quaint and antiquated to my ears, but that just may be me.
Jan 24, 2021
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#4
The game is over. That isolani got traded, and black had an isolani of its own. Do e pawns ever get called "isolani" also?
Jan 24, 2021
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#7
It’s only the d pawn because it’s a special case.
Many book moves lead to isolated queen pawns, such as the French, Nimzo, Caro–Kann and QG and this particular case has been studied so much that it’s been given a special name.
Many book moves lead to isolated queen pawns, such as the French, Nimzo, Caro–Kann and QG and this particular case has been studied so much that it’s been given a special name.
Any pawn, from a-h can be an isolated pawn. But the isolated queen pawn is an especially important case because it can arise naturally in several important openings. While it is extremely common for white to play d4 and c4, whereas it is much less common to play e4 and f4.
Jan 24, 2021
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#9
@lasker - yes. Entire books have been written on the IQP. It’s a very thematic scenario that arises often. It’s not just any ol’ isolated pawn.
Jan 24, 2021
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#10
NikkiLikeChikki wrote:
@lasker - yes. Entire books have been written on the IQP. It’s a very thematic scenario that arises often. It’s not just any ol’ isolated pawn.
Yea, but consider 960. I bet the concept of isolanis exist where you do get it as equally important on the e file, if not also the b,c, f, and g file.
Jan 24, 2021
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#11
There isn’t really theory in 960 and a d pawn is likely not even to be an IQP. The pawn in front of the queen could become isolated, but it could be literally on any file. None of the theory applies and nobody would refer to it as an isolani.
Again, the IQP happens a lot in normal chess. Books have been written on the topic both on how to play with it and how to play against it. It’s such an important topic that it’s been given a special name. It’s just that simple.
There is no conspiracy to dis other isolated pawns.
Again, the IQP happens a lot in normal chess. Books have been written on the topic both on how to play with it and how to play against it. It’s such an important topic that it’s been given a special name. It’s just that simple.
There is no conspiracy to dis other isolated pawns.
Jan 24, 2021
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#12
You don't think there could be similar theory with a position like this one?
Jan 24, 2021
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#13
The point, and the main point, and I can’t stress this enough, that the IQP arises *frequently* in theoretical moves. Other isolated pawns do not arise with such frequency as specific result of playing common theoretical moves.
But fine. You win. You can call any pawn you want an isolani. People who know chess will look at you funny, but tell them that some chick in a chess.com forum said it was ok.
But fine. You win. You can call any pawn you want an isolani. People who know chess will look at you funny, but tell them that some chick in a chess.com forum said it was ok.
I am looking at the Donchenko Tari game from today and white plays exd3. It is now a d pawn and it is isolated. So, does that mean it is an isolani?