Dark and Light Square Weaknesses |
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Tuesday, 14 February 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The main reason why squares can become weak is lack of control over them by pawns. If, additionally, the opponents pawns control them, the squares are even weaker. Your own bishop of the required color can be useful in terms of protecting the squares, while the opponents bishop of that color is dangerous since it can easily sneak into your fortress. How does one take advantage of the weak squares? Here is a plan. The order of the first three points depends on the situation. 1. Transfer your pieces to the weakened squares. 2. Fix the opponents pawns to make sure the weaknesses dont disappear. For example, play h5 for White while Blacks pawns are on h6-g7-f6. 3. Trade pieces that act as guardians of the weak squares. Especially the bishop. Try to keep your own pieces that can burst into the opponents camp via the cracks. 4. Once your opponents position becomes constrained, its time for the final assault. For example, a breakthrough on one of the flanks. Or an attack aimed at the king.
Vlastimil Hort, at one point ranked #6 in the world, has a great chess experience. For example, against Boris Spassky alone he has played at least 42 offical games! Photo by Martin Chrz
White didnt do well in the opening; Black got a comfortable position. After e4 the weakness of Whites queenside pawns became obvious. However, by making a few careless moves, I failed to win a very promising endgame. The mini-match was a tie: two draws.
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