the pawns are there to support your pieces and they block them.

Musikmole: I think that the main problem with the 'i want to focus on pawns, not pieces' is that you can't really seperate the two, especially in the opening. Who is able to form a mental picture of the board and pieces after this move sequence? I can't. P-K5, a Black and White Pawn-chain has been formed.' Any suggestions?Įxample of descriptive notation from My System: I'm looking for a good publisher of this classic by Aron Nimzovich in Alegebraic Notation with an editor who is faithful to Aron's wit. I have it, however, it's published in descriptive, not algebraic notation. Being a beginning chess player, I could be going about this all wrong. None of those questions have straight answers.ġ. It's probably best to get a book like My System or something. I have so many questions regarding what to do with my pawns in the opening. How should player A respond when player B only moves pawns in the opening and places them all on one color? I see this often. How should player A respond when player B does not push a center pawn in the opening?Ĥ. How many pawns should be pushed in the opening, on average?ģ. What role do the pawns play in the opening?Ģ.

Pawns determine the placement of the pieces, so my hope is for all beginning players reading this thread to learn something about a few basic things:ġ. I don't even want to focus on the pieces in the opening.

My goal is just to focus on pawn moves in the opening phase of the game. Perhaps this fits better in the game analysis section of the forums - you should be getting advice on your entire game, not just the opening part.

Chess opening moves