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Why 3 pawns in front of a king (f2,g2,h2 pawns and king on g1) pretty much sucks

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technical_knockout
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Feb 23, 2022
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#21

a phalanx is the strongest formation:

chains can create color complexes behind them;

bobbing & weaving is often better than blocking.

eric0022
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Fisikhad wrote:
Castling is one of the special moves in chess,It brings the king to safety and connecting the rooks.However,only 3 pawns in front of a king is pretty much,weak i would say.

Reason 1.)Fragile against rooks/queens
Imagine your opponent’s rook is placed on the first rank,your king is check,you must draw at least 1 piece or more to defend it.If there is none,you’re done.You get backrank mated.The solution to this problem is easy though,but it can sometimes waste your attacking material at the same time
Reason 2.)Fragile against diagonal batteries
Its a big issue when your opponent is impatient to checkmate you.When your opponent is threatening kiss of death checkmate capturing the h pawn,you may play g3,but it was a big mistake because a bishop can now go to h3 to cause some problems.Same issue with the g pawn
I wasn’t saying that 3 pawn defend king thing is the worst defense.I rather say its…ineffective.I rather do g3,bg2,Nf3 0-0.

 

Pawns in front of the king (and for that matter, all pawns along the second and seventh ranks) are comparable to insulating wrapping around copper wires. The insulating layer minimises the risks of us getting electrocuted if we were to accidentally touch the wire.

Stil1
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Fisikhad wrote:
I wasn’t saying that 3 pawn defend king thing is the worst defense.I rather say its…ineffective.I rather do g3,bg2,Nf3 0-0.

In chess, different situations call for different things.

Sometimes a kingside fianchetto is the best plan. Sometimes it's the worst.

Sometimes a hammer is the perfect tool. Sometimes you need a saw, instead ...

Hedgehog1963
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An issue I have is that there are endless articles, videos and whatnot about the effective way to attack and mate a castled /m king but no resource on how to defend one.  I seem vulnerable to a pawn storm every game.

Lagomorph
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Feb 23, 2022
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Fisikhad wrote:
However,only 3 pawns in front of a king is pretty much,weak i would say.


Really ?

Tell me why we should take your advice (very low rating, been on site for <2 months), against common game analysis ?

Questioning norms is good, but you have to do it from a position of strength. You do not have any strength yet.

 

Duck
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Fisikhad wrote:
@pfren yeah,but even moving one of the pawn defenses could be a risk

but you first said that you prefer fianchettoing your bishop...

Fisikhad
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Feb 23, 2022
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@Lagomorph I didn’t say that take my advice!I said that “I would say” Have you ever been in english class?
Fisikhad
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Feb 23, 2022
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@ScatteredWeather IT IS risky if i castled recklessly without fianchetto and moving the pawn.
Lagomorph
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Fisikhad wrote:
@Lagomorph I didn’t say that take my advice!I said that “I would say” Have you ever been in english class?

Blocked for being a p*at.

Fisikhad
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Feb 23, 2022
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@Lagomorph Correcting you from misunderstanding does not mean that i am rude to you.Do you think of saying that word will be the solution to this?Do you think that you can be angry of anything and assume that you are the right?Fool
DreamscapeHorizons
DreamscapeHorizons
Feb 23, 2022
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Just wondering,  what's a p*at?  I'm not in Britain so I don't know the lingo. 

Fisikhad
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Feb 23, 2022
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#32
@DreamscapeHorizons I’m pretty much sure that you don’t want to learn that word
Fisikhad
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Feb 23, 2022
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#33
If you’re still curious,It means being an ahole.Its a bad word
Fisikhad
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Feb 23, 2022
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@Hedgehog1963 Pawnstorms?Surely Your opponent’s king is hiding behind the pawnstorm?Because if it is,Their king’s safety is now burnt to ashes.You can punish the position by using a diagonal Battery.You also can sneak up your knight,causing some trouble for your opponent.Pawnstorms often happens when you castled queenside and your opponent castled king side or vice versa.The way to avoid it is to put your knight on the last pawn participating the pawn storm.You can stop it early by stopping them from advancing the pawn to the 4th,5th or 6th rank
Fisikhad
Fisikhad
Feb 23, 2022
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@Stil1 I agree to you.Sometimes its the best,some times copium.Sometimes you need forks,sometimes spoons.
Fisikhad
Fisikhad
Feb 23, 2022
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@eric0022 yeah,and the electricity appeared on the side of the copper wire electrocuting you
Fisikhad
Fisikhad
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#37
@lChessCalculatorl Brilliant Move Castling?Awesome!
eric0022
eric0022
Feb 23, 2022
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#38
Fisikhad wrote:
@eric0022 yeah,and the electricity appeared on the side of the copper wire electrocuting you

 

Which is why we need to ensure that we have the pawns in front of f2, g2 and h2 to prevent direct attacks (and not the other way, of course!)

 

Apart from providing a layer of defence, the pawns are actually able to attack as well.

 

Of course, you would not wish to keep the three pawns on those squares forever - back rank checkmates aren't very nice when we are on the receiving end of them. At some point, one of those pawns must be pushed.