Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Continuing his major work on strategy and tactics in modem chess, the international renowned Grandmaster, Ludek Pachman, now turns his attention to the play of the pawns and the achievement of control of the center squares.
Though the pawns are the weakest pieces in chess, their importance in determining the character of the attacked and defense and the development of strategic play cannot be underestimated. Pawns are essential to the protection of important squares and pieces.
They are the best means of blockading enemy pawns and when correctly deployed, their advance can open vital files and diagonals, thereby creating weaknesses in the opposite position. Despite its limited power, the pawn has one special advantage over other pieces in that it can be promoted when it reaches the eighth rank; a successful pawn advance can completely change the balance of power and the outcome of a game.
Why would one care to do so? Because there are many gems of the chess literature still extant in the older notation - the current example being one of these - and from which one can take valuable instruction, but because of lack of familiarity with the notation one may be hesitant to do so. And, I submit, there is no better book than "Pawn Power It is not necessarily the most rigorous presentation, but bear with it and you will get the idea There was an algebraic edition of Kmoch's book published in by American Chess Promotions.
One can quickly find it by searching e. Except for the use of Algebraic notation, the contents of the book are identical to the Descriptive notation edition. Hans Kmoch played with distinction in several international tournaments and is the author of a number of books and columns on chess and chess tournaments. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers.
Discover Prime Book Box for Kids. Understanding End Games and Pawns are the keys to winning! Another consequence of its age is that it uses descriptive chess kmocb rather than algebraic.
Get to Know Us. At the bottom of that page there is this text: Manoj Shrivastava rated it liked it Feb 01, Conditional backwardness A pawn that is backward in only certain respects.
Thanks for posting this. Want to Kmochh Currently Reading Read. Sham twin A double pawn whose undoubling is assured beforehand. BledInternational Chess Tournament. Jun 6, 1. InKmoch updated the Bilguer handbookand wrote the tournament book for the Carlsbad event. Distortion The horizontal splitting of pawns caused by advances. Luff Longer side of the horizontal beam of the pawn hnas. Nevertheless, any reasonably serious chess player should be capable of easily learning descriptive notation.
Faker A half-free pawn with inadequate helpers.
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