Originally posted by PKI assume you mean an attack via "pawn storm". The attack on the castled king by this method is slower than one with pieces so you must have time to do it (in the sense of tempi)...can the opponent mount a faster counterattack? You probably should control the center or have a locked center or else he'll counterattack there and that is a higher priority.
Has anyone good advice or examples on 'marching pawns'? I read that U should know how to do it properly. I'd never really thought about it before.
Also, if the "marching pawns" are those in front of your own king then this is a high risk, high commitment attack so it better have great chances.
For more on these details and everything else about attack see The Art of Attack by Vukovic (sp?)
Well to perfectly honest I dont understand the term 'marching pawns' at all. I just read the term somewhere as a must know technique. So it could be "hey you pawns! Fall in & lets go!" or something technical like 'stonewalling' or keeping the king ahead of an advancing pawn during the end game. Stuff knows.
I agree with hypermo:
" The Art of Attack " by Vladimir Vukovic is a great book to read on the subject of attacking chess.
Another great book on how to handle pawns is:
Hans Kmoch: "Die Kunst der Bauernführung"
English translation (English notation) : Hans Kmoch: " Pawn Power in Chess".
These two books are real classics in chess literature.
Another good book on pawn play, however not yet a classic , is:
Alexander Baburin: "Winning Pawn Structures".
IvanH
Thanks for that. Might take some time and effort to get the books. In the mean time I'll just wang it! Playing a game at the moment where I am concentrating so much on a 'stonewall' pawn formation even at the expense of the game😕
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