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| + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Soltis Andrew Soltis] ('''1976, 1995, 2013'''). ''Pawn Structure Chess''. Tartan Books, 1995 McKay, 2013 Batsford Chess <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/fishcooking/Tc7XRkbRrSs/x9tUlRK1AgAJ Re: Tcec season 18] by [[Warren D. Smith]], [[Computer Chess Forums|FishCooking]], June 28, 2020 » [[TCEC Season 18#Sufi63|TCEC Season 18 Sufi Game 63 10... c4]]</ref> | ||
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* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=352984 Closed pawn center and Kingsafety] by [[Gerd Isenberg]], [[CCC]], March 05, 2004 | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=352984 Closed pawn center and Kingsafety] by [[Gerd Isenberg]], [[CCC]], March 05, 2004 | ||
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=55292 Pawn checks and center levers] by [[Lyudmil Tsvetkov]], [[CCC]], February 11, 2015 | * [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=55292 Pawn checks and center levers] by [[Lyudmil Tsvetkov]], [[CCC]], February 11, 2015 | ||
| + | * [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/fishcooking/Tc7XRkbRrSs/x9tUlRK1AgAJ Re: Tcec season 18] by [[Warren D. Smith]], [[Computer Chess Forums|FishCooking]], June 28, 2020 » [[TCEC Season 18#Sufi63|TCEC Season 18 Sufi Game 63 10... c4]] | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermodernism_%28chess%29 Hypermodernism (chess) from Wikipedia] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermodernism_%28chess%29 Hypermodernism (chess) from Wikipedia] | ||
* [http://www.fraserheightschess.com/Documents/Pawn_Center_Types.pdf Pawn Center Types] (pdf) from [http://www.fraserheightschess.com/ Fraser Heights Chess Club] | * [http://www.fraserheightschess.com/Documents/Pawn_Center_Types.pdf Pawn Center Types] (pdf) from [http://www.fraserheightschess.com/ Fraser Heights Chess Club] | ||
| − | * [http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-to-do-with-the-pawn-center What to do with the pawn center? | + | * [http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-to-do-with-the-pawn-center What to do with the pawn center?], [[Chess.com]] |
| − | * [http://www.chess.com/forum/view/livechess/5-main-pawn-position-in-the-center 5 main pawns positions in the center. Part 1 of 2 (open and closed center only) | + | * [http://www.chess.com/forum/view/livechess/5-main-pawn-position-in-the-center 5 main pawns positions in the center. Part 1 of 2 (open and closed center only)], [[Chess.com]] |
| − | * [http://www.chess.com/forum/view/livechess/5-main-pawns-positions-in-the-center-part-2-of-2-mobilefixed-amp-dynamic 5 main pawns positions in the center. Part 2 of 2 (mobile,fixed & dynamic) | + | * [http://www.chess.com/forum/view/livechess/5-main-pawns-positions-in-the-center-part-2-of-2-mobilefixed-amp-dynamic 5 main pawns positions in the center. Part 2 of 2 (mobile,fixed & dynamic)], [[Chess.com]] |
* [http://jrobichess.blogspot.com/2007/12/pawn-centres-i-open-centre.html JROBICHESS CHESS BLOG: Pawn Centres I: Open Centre] | * [http://jrobichess.blogspot.com/2007/12/pawn-centres-i-open-centre.html JROBICHESS CHESS BLOG: Pawn Centres I: Open Centre] | ||
* [http://jrobichess.blogspot.com/2008/01/pawn-centres-ii-closed-centre.html JROBICHESS CHESS BLOG: Pawn Centres II: Closed Centre] | * [http://jrobichess.blogspot.com/2008/01/pawn-centres-ii-closed-centre.html JROBICHESS CHESS BLOG: Pawn Centres II: Closed Centre] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 25 February 2021
Home * Evaluation * Pawn Structure * Pawn Center
Chess theory holds that it is advantageous to control the center with pawns. This principle has been stressed especially in the classical period of chess theory to the extent that some perfectly healthy openings were considered disadvantageous on the grounds that they "give up the center" like the Rubinstein line in the French. Many of the hypermodern openings adopt the opposite attitude, allowing the opponent to build the pawn center in order to attack it later on. It follows that the evaluation function, in order to remain flexible, should not assign too great weights to pawn center - else it would be unable to evaluate this kind of position correctly.
Terms
related to Pawn Center by Hans Kmoch [1] [2]
- Center lever - A lever wholly within the two center files
- Center pawn - Pawn on the d- or e-file
- Centerswap - A capture from and to the d- or e-file that produces a doubled pawn
- Innerswap - A capture towards the center that produces a doubled pawn
Coding
Coding pawn center evaluation routine, one can
- use values in a piece-square table for pawns
- raise the material value of central pawns or
- assign bonuses for certain pawn configurations, like the following:
- good formation of white pawns on d4 and c4
- e4 or d4 pawn defended by another pawn
Some other evaluation factors are interrelated with the pawn center, like the penalty for a knight on c3 blocking c2 pawn in the closed openings.
See also
Publications
- Andrew Soltis (1976, 1995, 2013). Pawn Structure Chess. Tartan Books, 1995 McKay, 2013 Batsford Chess [3]
Forum Posts
- Why a Pawn Center? by Laurence Chen, CCC, January 20, 1999
- Closed pawn center and Kingsafety by Gerd Isenberg, CCC, March 05, 2004
- Pawn checks and center levers by Lyudmil Tsvetkov, CCC, February 11, 2015
- Re: Tcec season 18 by Warren D. Smith, FishCooking, June 28, 2020 » TCEC Season 18 Sufi Game 63 10... c4
External Links
- Chess Strategy | The center | The pawn center from Wikibooks
- School of chess from Wikipedia
- Hypermodernism (chess) from Wikipedia
- Pawn Center Types (pdf) from Fraser Heights Chess Club
- What to do with the pawn center?, Chess.com
- 5 main pawns positions in the center. Part 1 of 2 (open and closed center only), Chess.com
- 5 main pawns positions in the center. Part 2 of 2 (mobile,fixed & dynamic), Chess.com
- JROBICHESS CHESS BLOG: Pawn Centres I: Open Centre
- JROBICHESS CHESS BLOG: Pawn Centres II: Closed Centre
References
- ↑ Glossary for Pawn Power In Chess by Hans Kmoch
- ↑ Hans Kmoch (1959, 1990). Pawn Power in Chess. New York: Dover, 1990. Previous ed.: New York: McKay, 1959. ISBN 0-486-26486-6, Google Books, amazon
- ↑ Re: Tcec season 18 by Warren D. Smith, FishCooking, June 28, 2020 » TCEC Season 18 Sufi Game 63 10... c4
