Alexander Kotov's Five Pawn Centers, 2. The Open Center:
Part of the Chess Strategies Guide (Section 2: Studying the Pawns)
Studying the Pawns
Kotov's Five Pawn Centers
[2. The Open Center]
Kotov's Five Pawn Centers
2. The Open Center
- Overview -
This image shows the Center in its Open state due to the absence of either White or Black Pawns in the Center.
Kotov says: "There are no pawns in the centre and the lines and diagonals are free for the play of the pieces."
What to do with an Open Center position...
- Pieces become even stronger when there are no Pawns in the center.
- Activate and coordinate your army and focus on creating weaknesses in the enemy's Pawn structure on either Kingside or Queenside Flank.
- Look to mobilize your Rooks, with the goal of getting a Rook onto the 7th Rank, where they can do significant damage to the enemy's defences.
Kotov's Five Pawn Centers
2. The Open Center
- Example: Opening the Center -
Reference: Chess Training for Budding Champions, p49
PGN File(s)
Moving On: The Fixed Center (Page 4).
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