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| rowspan="2" | '''Minority attack''',<br/>
a method of play typical in positions where white has pawns on a2, b2 and d4, whereas black has pawns on a7, b7, c6 and d5, the so-called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad_1923_chess_tournament Carlsbad] Pawn Structure <ref>[http://www.webalice.it/costa.f/aperture/karlsbad_en.html Karlsbad pawn structure] from [http://www.webalice.it/costa.f/chess.html Francesco Costa's web page on chess]</ref>. Despite the fact that black nominally has a [[Pawn Majority|pawn majority]] on the queenside, white attacks by moving the b-pawn forward and organizing piece pressure along the c-file. Then either white plays b5xc6, weakening black c-pawn, or black plays c6xb5, opening the c-file and [[Isolated Pawn|isolating]] the d-pawn.
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| The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad_1923_chess_tournament Carlsbad] Pawn Structure <ref>[http://digilander.libero.it/asa1985/files/karlsbad.pdf The "Karlsbad" Pawn Structure] (pdf)</ref>
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=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=29767 Minority attack: a problem even for new programs?] by [[Dirk Frickenschmidt]], [[CCC]], October 17, 1998
=External Links=
* [http://www.chess.com/article/view/minority-attack Minority attack] - [http://www.chess.com/ Chess.com]
* [http://blog.chess.com/Blunderprone/pawn-formations-part-4-carlsbad-formation-qgd-exchange Pawn Formations part 4: Carlsbad Formation (QGD-Exchange)] - [http://www.chess.com/ Chess.com]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1000033 Minority attack] from [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]
* [http://chess-training.blogspot.com/2007/08/strategic-planning-minority-attack.html Strategic Planning - Minority Attack] from [http://chess-training.blogspot.com/ Chess Training Blog]
* [http://www.expert-chess-strategies.com/minority-attack.html The Minority Attack - a Pawn Chess Strategy]
* [http://www.webalice.it/costa.f/aperture/karlsbad_en.html Karlsbad pawn structure] from [http://www.webalice.it/costa.f/chess.html Francesco Costa's web page on chess]
=References=
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'''[[Pawn Structure|Up one Level]]'''
{|
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| rowspan="2" | '''Minority attack''',<br/>
a method of play typical in positions where white has pawns on a2, b2 and d4, whereas black has pawns on a7, b7, c6 and d5, the so-called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad_1923_chess_tournament Carlsbad] Pawn Structure <ref>[http://www.webalice.it/costa.f/aperture/karlsbad_en.html Karlsbad pawn structure] from [http://www.webalice.it/costa.f/chess.html Francesco Costa's web page on chess]</ref>. Despite the fact that black nominally has a [[Pawn Majority|pawn majority]] on the queenside, white attacks by moving the b-pawn forward and organizing piece pressure along the c-file. Then either white plays b5xc6, weakening black c-pawn, or black plays c6xb5, opening the c-file and [[Isolated Pawn|isolating]] the d-pawn.
| <fentt border="double" style="font-size:24pt">8/pp3ppp/2p5/3p4/3P4/4P3/PP3PPP/8</fentt>
|-
| The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad_1923_chess_tournament Carlsbad] Pawn Structure <ref>[http://digilander.libero.it/asa1985/files/karlsbad.pdf The "Karlsbad" Pawn Structure] (pdf)</ref>
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=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=29767 Minority attack: a problem even for new programs?] by [[Dirk Frickenschmidt]], [[CCC]], October 17, 1998
=External Links=
* [http://www.chess.com/article/view/minority-attack Minority attack] - [http://www.chess.com/ Chess.com]
* [http://blog.chess.com/Blunderprone/pawn-formations-part-4-carlsbad-formation-qgd-exchange Pawn Formations part 4: Carlsbad Formation (QGD-Exchange)] - [http://www.chess.com/ Chess.com]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1000033 Minority attack] from [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]
* [http://chess-training.blogspot.com/2007/08/strategic-planning-minority-attack.html Strategic Planning - Minority Attack] from [http://chess-training.blogspot.com/ Chess Training Blog]
* [http://www.expert-chess-strategies.com/minority-attack.html The Minority Attack - a Pawn Chess Strategy]
* [http://www.webalice.it/costa.f/aperture/karlsbad_en.html Karlsbad pawn structure] from [http://www.webalice.it/costa.f/chess.html Francesco Costa's web page on chess]
=References=
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'''[[Pawn Structure|Up one Level]]'''
