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5 Ways To Use The Pawn to Dominate Your Opponent

#2

Doubled pawns are no longer considered weak.
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Bxc6 dxc6
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 d6 4 Nf3 Nxe4 5 Nc3 Nxc3 6 dxc3
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e5 c5 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 bxc3
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 g6 4 O-O Bg7 5 Bxc6 bxc6
are all considered OK nowadays.

Backward pawns are no longer considered weak either.
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Be3 e5
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 e5
are considered OK.

Isolated pawns are no longer considered weak.
1 e4 c5 2 c3 d5 3 exd5 Qxd5 4 d4 Nf6 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 Be3 cxd4 7 cxd4
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 dxc5
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 cxd5 4 c4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Nf3 Bg4 7 cxd5 Nxd5
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 exd5 4 c4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Bb4 6 Be2 O-O 7 Nf3 dxc4 8 Bxc4
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 a6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Be3 Nf6 7 Bd3 d5 8 exd5 exd5
are OK.

Doubled pawns are no longer considered weak. 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Bxc6 dxc6 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 d6 4 Nf3 Nxe4 5 Nc3 Nxc3 6 dxc3 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e5 c5 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 bxc3 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 g6 4 O-O Bg7 5 Bxc6 bxc6 are all considered OK nowadays. Backward pawns are no longer considered weak either. 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Be3 e5 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 e5 are considered OK. Isolated pawns are no longer considered weak. 1 e4 c5 2 c3 d5 3 exd5 Qxd5 4 d4 Nf6 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 Be3 cxd4 7 cxd4 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 dxc5 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 cxd5 4 c4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Nf3 Bg4 7 cxd5 Nxd5 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 exd5 4 c4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Bb4 6 Be2 O-O 7 Nf3 dxc4 8 Bxc4 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 a6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Be3 Nf6 7 Bd3 d5 8 exd5 exd5 are OK.
#3

@tpr said in #2:

Doubled pawns are no longer considered weak.
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Bxc6 dxc6
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 d6 4 Nf3 Nxe4 5 Nc3 Nxc3 6 dxc3
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e5 c5 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 bxc3
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 g6 4 O-O Bg7 5 Bxc6 bxc6
are all considered OK nowadays.

Backward pawns are no longer considered weak either.
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Be3 e5
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 e5
are considered OK.

Isolated pawns are no longer considered weak.
1 e4 c5 2 c3 d5 3 exd5 Qxd5 4 d4 Nf6 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 Be3 cxd4 7 cxd4
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 dxc5
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 cxd5 4 c4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Nf3 Bg4 7 cxd5 Nxd5
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 exd5 4 c4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Bb4 6 Be2 O-O 7 Nf3 dxc4 8 Bxc4
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 a6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Be3 Nf6 7 Bd3 d5 8 exd5 exd5
are OK.

Interesting will have to look at a few of these examples! thanks.

@tpr said in #2: > Doubled pawns are no longer considered weak. > 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Bxc6 dxc6 > 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 d6 4 Nf3 Nxe4 5 Nc3 Nxc3 6 dxc3 > 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6 > 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e5 c5 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 bxc3 > 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 g6 4 O-O Bg7 5 Bxc6 bxc6 > are all considered OK nowadays. > > Backward pawns are no longer considered weak either. > 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Be3 e5 > 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 e5 > are considered OK. > > Isolated pawns are no longer considered weak. > 1 e4 c5 2 c3 d5 3 exd5 Qxd5 4 d4 Nf6 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 Be3 cxd4 7 cxd4 > 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 dxc5 > 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 cxd5 4 c4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Nf3 Bg4 7 cxd5 Nxd5 > 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 exd5 4 c4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Bb4 6 Be2 O-O 7 Nf3 dxc4 8 Bxc4 > 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 a6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Be3 Nf6 7 Bd3 d5 8 exd5 exd5 > are OK. Interesting will have to look at a few of these examples! thanks.