We demystify the pawn structures once and for all!
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Pawn Structures (Crash Course)
by IM Bryan Solano Cuya
Learn to “read” and understand the pawn structures!
After finishing this course, you will have a complete understanding of all the 11 most common pawn structures, including all the plans, ideas, and techniques. It’s like having a home-field advantage in ALL your games!
11 video lessons
11 hours
Complete set in pgn
- The pawn structure determines the direction of the game
- The pawn structure dictates the best plan
- The pawn structure even decides what side has an opening advantage or a winning ending
Simply put, if you understand pawn structures, you understand chess!
Why Was This Course Created?
Understanding pawn structures used to be the privilege of titled players and a complete mystery for the rest… Not anymore! The idea of this course was to demystify the pawn structures once and for all!
In this brand-new 11-hour Pawn Structures Crash Course, Bryan reveals everything you need to know about ALL the 11 most common pawn structures from Carlsbad Formation to Maroczy Structure!
For each structure, you’ll learn the typical plans, weaknesses, attacking motifs, piece placement, and long-term goals.
Key topics covered in this course
d5 break
f4 and h4 pawn breaks
Transferring a heavy piece to the attack
Defending against the IQP
Pawn endgame
Bishop endgame
Good knight vs Bad bishop
Rook endgame
d5 pawn break
Attacking the hanging pawns e-pawn break
Attacking the hanging pawns e and b pawn break
Attacking the hanging pawns with pieces
Minority attack
Attacking on the kingside
Controlling the center
Counterplay on the kingside
Controlling the queenside
Punishing Black passivity
d5 break
Taking on c5, majority on the queenside
Punishing an early c5
Stopping c5
Black achieves a good c5
Black achieves the e5 break
White uses his king majority (Slav)
Consequences of delaying a pawn break (Slav)
White plays d5 after e5 (Slav)
Playing against the majority on the kingside (Slav)
Playing the c5 break (Slav)
White attacks on the queenside
Black potential on the kingside
Countering Black kingside attack
The modern way to play against g4
White fights on the kingside with gxf5
The modern way to play against gxf5
Exchanging on d6, fighting for the c file
White breaks with c5
White takes on e5
Black takes on d4
The Wedge formation
Counter the Wedge formation
f6 pawn break
b6 & e5 break
Attacking the base of the chain
Countering Black ideas
When not to exchange the bad bishop
White takes on d5
Consequences of exchanging the outpost
Attacking on the kingside
Always look for dynamic possibilities
Be careful of the Black attack on the queenside
Avoiding the enemy f pawn to get the fifth rank
Controlling the center
Taking control of the outpost
Nimzo – Botvinnik formation
f2-f4 plan
c5 break
Opening the center with e5
Countering White with b5 break
Black’s breaks with f5
Scheveningen Maroczy formation
You’ll be in total control.
Simply recognize the structure and follow the proven-and-tested plan from the course.
Add the instant pawn-structure recognition SKILL into your chess toolbox and your wins will come much easier.
YOU WILL LEARN
Reading the Pawn Structures
Know exactly what direction the game will evolve in, so you can pick the best plan from the “library” that IM Solano prepared for you!
Winning with the Minority Attack
The proper way to play the minority attack, so that you can pick one of the two setups and keep your opponent guessing about what’s coming.
Botvinnik’s f3-e4 break
A lightning-quick attack that leaves your opponents hopelessly defending in the center, while you finish them off on the wing.
Secrets of Panov’s Formation
How IMs and GMs skillfully avoid the isolated pawn positions.
The “Stonewall” Blueprint
How to always have an edge in the Stonewall structure, by positioning your minor pieces and recapturing with the correct pawn.
Maroczy Planning
The easiest way to play against the Maroczy Structure – 2 solid plans for Black.
The ability to flawlessly “read” the structures will give you a home-field advantage in ALL your games!
Learn Anywhere, Anytime and on Any Device
The course can be accessed in ANY device (even in non-Windows devices).
Video lessons, chess games, exercises, documents, all is there for you.
You can study the entire course online!
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About the Author
IM Bryan Solano Cuya
Bryan Solano is an International Master from Costa Rica, who has won multiple national and international tournaments, including “Centroamericano y del Caribe 2016”, “National Games” in 2012, and “Costa Rica Blitz Championship” in 2017.
He has been a part of the Salou Team in Spain and a member of the national team of his country. He owns a GM norm and acts as a National Instructor from Costa Rica.
Bryan is a full-time chess player, coach and streamer!
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