when you lose a bishop/knight whats the best way to use your pawns?
i don't know if i should keep them quite tight and try to get the best defence possible, try to advance them up the board and break up my oponents defence or trade a few to open the board up and give both of us more room to attack.
this is all assuming that the king is safe in a castle and im not going to (unless i really need to) move his three pawns.
would you play any differently if you were down a knight or a bishop?
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Originally posted by trevor33there is no definite rule.....so, its all relative to the position on the board...
when you lose a bishop/knight whats the best way to use your pawns?
i don't know if i should keep them quite tight and try to get the best defence possible, try to advance them up the board and break up my oponents defence or trade a few to open the board up and give both of us more room to attack.
this is all assuming that the king is safe in a castl ...[text shortened]... move his three pawns.
would you play any differently if you were down a knight or a bishop?
My pawns....If I advance them is there any real chance i can promote them and/or develop seroius threats ... If not, Whats the point?
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Originally posted by trevor33If I have still more pieces on the kingside, or can maneuver them there, I attack the king with all I got. If I have more pawns, I try to force passed pawns, and push them. I activate my king for additional fighting power if possible, also try to reduce opponent's activity by blocking with pawns. no way am I going to open up the position, where his additional piece will have most activity. to 'play for a draw' I try to be as agressive as possible, without exchanges or sac's (unless there's a possibility to queen a pawn with a sacrifise). getting defensive just gives the opponent the chance to finish you off. and of course I complicate complicate complicate as much as I can.
when you lose a bishop/knight whats the best way to use your pawns?
i don't know if i should keep them quite tight and try to get the best defence possible, try to advance them up the board and break up my oponents defence or trade a few to open the board up and give both of us more room to attack.
this is all assuming that the king is safe in a castl ...[text shortened]... move his three pawns.
would you play any differently if you were down a knight or a bishop?
Originally posted by wormwoodRemember, in chess rules were made to be broken. If all of your opponents pieces are undeveloped, opening the position may be your only chance.
If I have still more pieces on the kingside, or can maneuver them there, I attack the king with all I got. If I have more pawns, I try to force passed pawns, and push them. I activate my king for additional fighting power if possible, also try to reduce opponent's activity by blocking with pawns. no way am I going to open up the position, where his addition ...[text shortened]... hance to finish you off. and of course I complicate complicate complicate as much as I can.
Everything depends on the position.
Originally posted by trevor33Even if you're down no material at all, pawn use is one of the tricky parts of chess. Unlike the other pieces, a pawn can never recover control of the squares it leaves behind as it advances. They usually need the support of pieces to accomplish anything, so my advice is to look for ways for pieces and pawns to cooperate effectively.
when you lose a bishop/knight whats the best way to use your pawns?
i don't know if i should keep them quite tight and try to get the best defence possible, try to advance them up the board and break up my oponents defence or trade a few to open the board up and give both of us more room to attack.
this is all assuming that the king is safe in a castl ...[text shortened]... move his three pawns.
would you play any differently if you were down a knight or a bishop?
If I'm down a piece, my tendency is to play more urgently; usually, such an advantage is decisive, unless there is some form of counterplay. I would be more inclined to take risks and unbalance the position; anything is better than just allowing my opponent to trade down to an easily won endgame.
