Learn Chess: What are Break Moves = Pawn Breaks?

NM Dan Heisman discusses Break Moves, also known as pawn breaks, which are one of the most important strategic concepts in chess. A pawn break is when you move a pawn to attack a "fixed" pawn that cannot easily go past it.
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NM Dan Heisman has been a full-time chess instructor since 1996 and is the author of 13 chess books, the TV show "Q&A with Coach Heisman" on Chess.com and the radio show "Ask the Renaissance Man" on the Internet Chess Club. Radio personality Howard Stern was one of Dan's students. Dan tries to answer comments on TH-cam but for a quicker, more comprehensive answer (or questions about lessons), contact Dan via email, skype, or phone via Dan's website www.danheisman.com. His Chess Tip of the Day is @danheisman on Twitter, which won the award for "Best Twitter Feed" in 2021 from the Chess Journalists of America. #Chess #ImproveChess #ChessInstruction #ChessStrategy #ChessPawns #ChessBreaks

[@danheismanchess]

Thanks for watching. Want more? Check out my award-winning video on Making Better Chess Moves th-cam.com/video/JnA-5qPDq7s/w-d-xo.html

[@alejandrovelasco9573]

This is the best chess stuff that i have stubbled upon? Why only 2.7K subs?!

[@danheismanchess]

The channel is only a little over 19 months old, but I appreciate if you help spread the word :)

[@robertmahon8510]

Great content here. Have been playing almost daily for about 4/5 years, have even incorporated the KID as part of my black rep and never heard of break moves!! The French and KID make so much more sense now!! I searched “Dan Heisman pawn” as I played a training game this week against a friend (a stronger player) and there were 16 pawns on the board until move 24!! It was a very cagey game! I just knew something was up with my understanding of pawn play. So glad to have watched this video, keep up the great work!

[@danheismanchess]

Yes, today we call them Pawn breaks, or just "break moves". When Kmoch wrote his Classic Pawn Power in Chess may years ago, that terminology had not yet been common, so he called them "liberating levers".

[@ericneff9908]

Glad to see you started the channel Dan. As always, quality stuff.

[@danheismanchess]

Eric, thanks. Great to hear from you. Hope all is doing well :)

[@bulentkirca3311]

Once again very instructive. You may make another complete video about pawn structures :)

[@danheismanchess]

That's more like a 20-video series (or more) :)

[@danheismanchess]

Maybe "Intro to pawn structures" :)

[@dennistica1375]

Juicy ideas sir ,big help

[@danheismanchess]

Glad to help. Thanks for the comment :)

[@edmundhilgen3795]

Thanks for this great teaching video.Keep up the good work .

[@danheismanchess]

Thanks, much appreciated.

[@WerniW]

this is a fantastic channel

[@danheismanchess]

Thanks, much appreciated :)

[@michaelfortunato1860]

Outstanding. Thanks.

[@danheismanchess]

Thanks, much appreciated. Understanding break moves is the only "intermediate" strategic concept that is pretty much required for players even at a lower level because it can/should occur several times each game.

[@rlbella]

audio volume in the video is rather weak...

[@danheismanchess]

Yes, thanks. After the first few videos (of which "Break Moves" is one) I switched to a more powerful microphone and after that everyone said the videos made after that had good audio.

[@krstech1269]

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