tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post6612642293831713619..comments2023-10-15T01:42:12.090-07:00Comments on JROBICHESS CHESS BLOG: Pawn Centres III: Fixed Centrejrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-14445288844366577422008-02-17T07:06:00.000-08:002008-02-17T07:06:00.000-08:00Those are exactly the categories Pandolfini uses a...Those are exactly the categories Pandolfini uses as well. But as far as I remember, he doesn't acknowledge Karpov. I'll do so in my next post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-12025387692613123862008-02-15T01:51:00.000-08:002008-02-15T01:51:00.000-08:00I found it very useful and can recommend it. Cente...I found it very useful and can recommend it. Center-wise he distinguishes 5 types: open, closed, fixed, mobile, and dynamic. For closed centers he recommends a pawn assault always on the wing with superior forces, irrespective of the positions of the Kings when castled same-side. Otherwise the pawn assault towards the King is mandatory.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160555681387976338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-51358525795199595222008-02-14T03:59:00.000-08:002008-02-14T03:59:00.000-08:00Thanks, and I don't. Can you recommend it? I know ...Thanks, and I don't. Can you recommend it? I know Karpov's a titan of positional play, but sometimes the masters aren't the best teachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-29148942702161107262008-02-14T00:16:00.000-08:002008-02-14T00:16:00.000-08:00Good post. Karpov, in "Stellungsbeurteilung und Pl...Good post. Karpov, in "Stellungsbeurteilung und Plan", Ullstein 1992, discusses similar ideas. You know this book?Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160555681387976338noreply@blogger.com