The Backward Pawn | Chess Middlegames

[@jeffbezos3942]

C'mon guy you really deserve the GM title, you will surely get it

[@bileski9028]

You sir are a machine. Awesome videos everyday! Thx for you work. Please create a patreon page.

[@HangingPawns]

Thanks for saying that! I'm happy to hear you like the video. I am planning to create a Patreon page in the future and it helps knowing that someone would like to see it:)

[@javiacedo3679]

Always explains very well Stepjan,thanks.My english is limited but i understand you a little and i love your videos.

[@javiacedo3679]

Stjepan sorry.

[@HangingPawns]

Thank you Javi! And I hope you get to improve your english along with your chess while watching! And no problem, very few people know how to write or pronounce my name:D

[@davidwestwood6850]

Bravo! Another marvelous lesson. Move over Kmoch, a new guru of pawn play.

[@HangingPawns]

Thank you! And strange you should mention Kmoch. I've been trying to find an old edition of his Art of Defense (Die Kunst der Verteidigung) these last few days:D

[@islamhussein8486]

Thank you for very useful videos This is the best channel provided valuable topic about chess

[@HangingPawns]

Thanks Islam!

[@adityashrivastava8498]

Very good explanation. Instructive and useful strategical concept.

[@HangingPawns]

Thank you Aditya:)

[@poorvaldhotre]

In the position at 4:20, why not just Bxe5 exchanging the “bad” Bishop for the “good” Knight (on the Outpost)?

[@JohnSmith-tz7iy]

That intro is awesome!

[@boromir674]

I am wondering, in the Adam's game, why black didn't exchange his terrible bishop for the excellent knight at the first place. So let's say in the initial position Ne5 - Bxe5. I don't know engine-wise if it would make a difference, but to my knowledge you should trade bad pieces for good ones and disrupt the control of weak squares by your opponent. Because what he went for, in GM level, is 100% slow suffocation and death, because white had a free hand emphasizing black's weakness.

[@Paul-by6yj]

The way he says pawn tho… BTW great vid I was needing this so bad;)

[@marathashahi711]

Brilliant video buddy.....Got to learn a lot from your channel

[@aaronmccolley9335]

Thank you for the video!

[@felikinrobertson2393]

Sir, you are my favourite person on youtube.

[@rachelthomas9962]

Thank you for this video. I have a question : so if you have a v-shaped or zigzag shaped pawn structure, each of the protecting pawns is in fact a liability ? So is it better to have a diagonal structure ? (So only one weak one). What about when you fianchetto the bishop, is each pawn say h7 and f7 weak ?

[@HangingPawns]

Well, net every tail of the pawn chain is weak. In theory, yes they are weaker than defended pawns, but in practice they can never be exploited. When you fianchetto, your pawns are strong and that structure is very solid. You shouldn't strive for weird pawn structures or pawn chains, just make sure your structure is solid and not overextended. Steer clear from moves such as d5, or f5 too soon, without calculating the consequences. Always bear in mind that pawns don't move backwards and that, once, damaged, your pawn chain can almost never be repaired.

[@rachelthomas9962]

@@HangingPawns Thanks for your answer. This advice is really helpful. Once the opening over it's "what next ?" so one has to bear in mind all these things....I suppose after years of practice it becomes second thought !😊

[@bernardovidigal1306]

10:35 why is the d6 pawn a backwards pawn if white doesn't have a pawn on e4?

[@enriquesocrates6822]

Thank you very much for this new excellent lesson. Regards

[@HangingPawns]

No problem Enrique!

[@ZoneKontrol]

Hello Sir, Can you please make a video on Alekhine Defence theory? Regards Your huge fan

[@HangingPawns]

I will. It's coming up in about 10 days:)

[@borisivanchev6168]

Hello. can you also make a video about semi slav defense or nimzo indian defense? I really like how you explain the theory and want to enrich my repertoire against 1d4

[@HangingPawns]

I will cover both in the d4 series which should start in a month or so.

[@borisivanchev6168]

Ok, thank you. Sorry if I made a mistake, but my English is not very good.

[@THATBRANDONKELLEY]

Loving your videos. This one has been very informative.@hangingpawns

[@narens4886]

Can you do a video about which is the right position to start attack and which one is early immature attack? Because in many of my games I was tempted to start attack on king side using pawn without castle my king but most of the time it never worked...

[@HangingPawns]

That is a really important subject, Naren. I agree completely and I have planned such video. It's coming up soon:)

[@davidwestwood6850]

@@HangingPawns Excellent! Thank you sir. A terrific explanation of backward pawns and how to deal with them.

[@alfred9916]

Great video. Can we play a game on Lichess and you maybe give some tips?

[@HangingPawns]

I would like to, but I really don't have time to schedule anything right now. If you find me online challenge me:)

[@alfred9916]

Hanging Pawns ok I will :)

[@lionsskyblue442]

great, thanks

[@aloknight3656]

Your videos are amazing

[@HangingPawns]

Thank you!

[@playerx-s4v]

Nice video. Can you recommend me which English opening book is the best? I want to know every variation in the English.

[@saubhagyasingh4655]

Borish avrukh. Grandmasters reptoire is the best i think

[@playerx-s4v]

@@saubhagyasingh4655 I found these books but I didn't see an English opening book from him

[@saubhagyasingh4655]

@@playerx-s4v mihail marin for english opening books Else i believe stepjan will reply soon

[@HangingPawns]

I like Karpov's "How to play the English Opening", and the same title by Povah.

[@playerx-s4v]

@@HangingPawns thanks Stjepan. What about Caro kann books?

[@dr.manishrajmundhra3369]

wow ! good concept....................

[@HangingPawns]

Glad you like it:)

[@fredsander3940]

hello stjepan.. this is really nice video.. can u showing a game as example next time? especially when playing with backward pawn?

[@joelabraham8734]

Instructive principle.

[@HangingPawns]

Glad you think so. It is, it can often be overlooked and it could win a lot of games:)

[@seastone3659]

Do you have a Chess.com account?

[@HangingPawns]

Used to. Switched to lichess and don't know my login anymore. And I really don't need both

[@saubhagyasingh4655]

1st comment again😎😎😎

[@HangingPawns]

Thank you Saubhagya:)

[@fikrinikon4481]

My apology If my comment offend you. But, why don't you share some game that related with this content? So perhaps you just can show some ideas/line from the beginning. Thank you. 🙏

[@HangingPawns]

I will for some middlegame videos. Not for every lecture because I think the ideas are more important than the execution. But I will try for most. Thanks for the advice!

[@saubhagyasingh4655]

Nice video.hey are u on chess.com ?@Hanging Pawns

[@HangingPawns]

No, not anymore. I used to have an account a while ago, but now I use lichess.

[@KevonialJemonathoy]

I’m here after seeing queens gambit on netflix

[@rushikeshpatil4055]

you spelt front wrong

[@amargupta1081]

Almost first

[@HangingPawns]

:)