Mobile Pawn Wing:
Part of the Advanced Beginner's Chess Guide (Section 1)

Mobile Pawn Wing

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• Point Count Chess: Mobile Pawn Wing [+];

In order to have a Mobile Pawn Wing count as a point, you must already have Control of the Center and Superior Development, on a small sector of the board.

Diagrams 1a & 1b, below, highlight both of these elements, which combine to create Diagram 1c, showing that White possess a Mobile Pawn Wing ... First, in Diagram 1a, above, White's Advanced Chain in the Center, not only restricts the advancement of Black's two central pawns, but Black's pieces also have trouble in getting across to tackle the building pressure, by White, towards Black's Kingside.

Next comes the Superior Development of White's pieces, as shown in Diagram 1b, below.

In addition to the center pawns restricting the movement of Black's pieces, in Black's own territory, White's better developed minor pieces - the Knights & Bishops - further restrict the mobility of the Black pieces. Take another look at Diagram 1b, and you'll see that both Black Bishops are Bad, unable to move via the Flanks, due to the position of White's Bishops, and incapable of penetrating through the Center, due to the position of the center pawns.

All of which leads us to Diagram 1c, below ... Because Black cannot assemble more Pieces to deal with White's Pieces (the ones trained on the Black King's quarter), the White Kingside Pawns are without fear to advance - or, are free to advance towards the Black camp, thus are "Mobile" ... and, because these "Pawns" are on the "Wing" (Flank), they're called a Mobile Pawn Wing.

Just to clarify, further ... it doesn't have to be Mobile Pawns heading towards the adverse King. So long as the "Center Control" and "Superior Development" qualifiers are met, be they on the King- or Queen-side, the Pawns that have free reign to advance are the Mobile Pawn Wing, as can be seen for Black, on the Queenside, in Diagram 2, below:

Moving On: When does the Mobile Pawn Wing cease to exist? (Page 2).

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