Chess Strategy: How Backward Pawns Shape the Game

A single pawn can completely change the strategy pieces and pawns, white and black. We explore how a backward pawn can completely transform the dynamic of a chess game, discuss tradeoffs when voluntarily accepting weaknesses, and see the game from both sides of the board.
This is part of a 3 part series on pawns, check out the next two:
Pawn Structure: • Simplifying Pawn Struc...
Doubled Pawns: • Doubled Pawns: Chess W...
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[@WesleyPlaysChess]

Nice video!

[@javier5842]

i loved this. love the annotations to highlight the main ideas

[@PillagingPony]

Great to hear :)

[@bobcobb158]

Awesome videos man! As a beginner these tips are invaluable

[@PillagingPony]

Glad to hear it! I'll be putting out a bunch more soon too:)

[@NeoZondix]

This is awesome

[@NeoZondix]

Please make more video about pawns!

[@PillagingPony]

Will do!

[@marcdietmann724]

great video man.
One thing. There is a white noise in the background, sounds like a fan or not so good mic
Anyways thanks for this entertaining, yet interesting videos and i learned something. Backwards pawns are weak :)

[@PillagingPony]

Noted! Will get this rectified in the next one. Thanks for the feedback :)

[@liammellor2966]

Nice vid subscribed! Would say the only thing holding you back at the moment is the audio! Great explanation. Good luck with the channel!

[@Tydie.]

I like the white noise. Lol