How Pawns Shape Your Chess Strategy

Pawn structure fits into the overall chess strategy of king safety, piece activity, space and material. How do top level players like Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firourza, and Vidit Gujrathi trade off these advantages to secure wins? We breakdown the simple and clear takeaways to use in your own games, regardless of chess ELO.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Game 1 - Fabi vs Alireza
8:43 - Game 2 - Vidit vs Nepo

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