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Subject: Re: So, pawn structure is just an illusion?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 14:47:31 07/24/01

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On July 24, 2001 at 17:38:49, Otello Gnaramori wrote:

>On July 24, 2001 at 17:26:43, Roy Eassa wrote:
>
>>Pawn structure is just an illusion to compensate for lack of tactical foresight.
>>
>>Whata concept.
>
>I will answer to you with the words of GM Rhode:
>
>"Tactics are super important in general ,in fact the saying that chess is 99%
>tactics really is true .
>Most learning players make way too much about "this is the plan" or "i dont like
>this because of doubled pawns" when they really should be thinking, " if he does
>this, then what am i going to do ?
>The positional themes, like "control the center", develop your pieces, don't get
>a backward pawn  are easy to learn and not a problem..."

Isolated pawns, pigs on the 7th, grave king danger, bad bishops, early queen
devlopment etc. are all immaterial then?

That Yassar, he's such a kidder.



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