Tratado Grau 3 "Conformaciones de peones"

The Prologue

Parts one and two:

1. Typical shapes

The workers, the basis of the plans
The pawns and the value of the pieces
Pawn advancing, weakness in germ
Good workers for lost time
Bitter controversy between a theorist and a strategist
Also in chess everything is relative
Advantages and disadvantages of the double pawn
Typical skeletons of bent pawns
The pawns in column "c"
The pawn "f" bent
Compensation of bent central workers
Isolated and center-folded pawns
Center pawn bent and tied
Pawn folded in column 'd"
General conclusions

1. 2. Forward workers

Tempting, but often unwise, maneuvers
Weakness of pawns in 5a (4a) held by pieces
Space advantage in exchange for vulnerable pawn
Be wary of dogma
General conclusions

1. The past pawns

The past pawn begets chains of pawns
Conditions for a past pawn
Weak past workers
Pros and cons of the past pawn
Logic, the Basis of Reasoning
Technical conclusions

1. 4. Capture of central isolated workers

The relative of an advantage pawn if it is isolated and fixed
The sacrifice of the isolated center pawn
The Sacrifice of Liberation
General conclusions

1. 5. The force of lateral aggression of pawns

Disunity of central pawns by delivery of a pawn
The typical pawn sacrifice to achieve strengths
Conclusions

1. The superiority of pawns on the enemy king's far flank

Advantages and risks of imposing superiority on one flank
The superiority of pawns on the king's wing
Conclusions

1. The crowning of pawns as a combination theme

An exciting problem
The crowning of pawns as a tactical problem
Promotion of peons and their varieties
The crowning at the finals of bishops of different colors
The Sacrifice to Crown
As is sometimes the case in chess, modern ambition
Conclusions

Part two: Basic principles

1. 8. Strategic plans at the plant

Irreconcilable key moves
The secret of planting strategy
The move ...e5 collides with the move ...c6
The advance h3 is doubtful conjugated with f4
The issue among the great masters
Conclusions

1. Premature development of the lady

The problem of plantations
The dangerous temptation of the defenseless pawn "b
Principles to Consider

1. Changing a smaller piece for three pawns

Is it really worth three pawns a horse, in the pantheons
The positional delivery of a piece by three pawns
Technical conclusions

1. The strategic sacrifice of quality

Quality sacrifice, tactical weapon of several chess players
Sacrificing quality to pass workers
Alekhine's famous conclusions on the subject
Technical conclusions

1. 12. The different value of the moves

Variable value of moves
The precautionary moves

1. 13. Another delicious chess paradox: the zugzwang

Conclusions

1. 14. False logic in chess

The illogical moves in the proposals
The Danger of "Natural" Moves"
The logic of an anti-routine approach
Nor should logic be confused with routine
Summary of the topic

Index of players
Index of complete items