MSK Chess's video: Chess lesson: Introduction to the pawn wedge

A pawn wedge can arise out of many opening systems e.g. The French advance, the Caro-Kann advance and the Kings Indian defence etc etc For the possessor of the wedge it usually means extra space in a particular quadrant of the chess board and in theory good squares for his or her pieces. It may also cramp or inhibit ones opponents pieces from finding good squares. Its important to realise that when one creates a pawn wedge one must be certain that it is of some benefit, otherwise one may end up inhibiting ones own pieces. The chess game was played in the Soviet Union in 1943. With the white pieces is Vladimir Makogonov and with the black pieces Vasily Smyslov. White creates a pawn wedge and in excellent fashion manages to preserve its functionality throughout the game, eventually transforming it into a protected passed pawn which as its is pushed forward inhibits the mobility of his opponents pieces. My thanks go to those artists and musicians whose work I have utilised to make an otherwise dry subject palatable and I provide accreditation links below where possible - many thanks Robbie (MSK chess) images: http://mrsgnob.deviantart.com/art/Her-Chess-Majesty-145568651 http://yukkistyu.deviantart.com/art/Just-a-pawn-205089454 http://annoraw.deviantart.com/art/Queen-Of-Winter-Throned-II-197773957 http://rosetta94.deviantart.com/art/Chess-415134038 music: https://soundcloud.com/melrockabilly/little-wing-jimi-hendrix-cover https://soundcloud.com/manos-kountouris-1/transylvania-iron-maiden-cover Video edited with Ubuntu Studio and Gimp 2.6. http://ubuntustudio.org https://www.gimp.org Me. https://www.facebook.com/msk.chess https://www.chess.com/blog/robbie_196... chess, echecs , ajedrez , xadrez , shahmati , szachy , sjakk , schach , schaken , satranj , шахматы , شطرنج