{"product_id":"pawn-mastery-chess-pawn-structure-and-endgame-cheat-sheets","title":"Pawn Mastery: Chess Pawn Structure \u0026 Endgame Cheat Sheets + 2,057 Puzzles (Printable and Interactive PDF)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKnow exactly what to do with your pawns in the opening, the middlegame and the endgame.\u003c\/strong\u003e 39 step-by-step chess cheat sheets (57 pages) that explain pawn structures, pawn breaks, passed pawns and pawn endgames in plain English, plus a free bonus puzzle book with 2,057 pawn puzzles to put it all into practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSound familiar?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe opening goes fine. Then the position locks up and you are not sure which pawn to push, which break to prepare or where your pieces belong. You make a \"sensible\" move, the structure gets worse, and ten moves later you are defending a position you never really understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr you win a pawn, trade down into a king and pawn ending, and lose it by a single tempo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not that you cannot calculate. It is that nobody showed you the pawn patterns that decide these positions. Pawns cannot move backwards, so every pawn move changes the game for good. Strong players know the plan that goes with each pawn structure before the middlegame even starts. Now you can too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get: 39 cheat sheets in four sets\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e9 Key Principles sheets, one for every chapter:\u003c\/strong\u003e pawn basics, en passant and promotion, pawn chains, pawn structures, pawn breaks, pawns in the opening, passed pawns, pawn races and pawn endgames\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e16 Pawn Structure sheets:\u003c\/strong\u003e the Isolated Queen's Pawn, Hanging Pawns, Carlsbad, Maroczy Bind, Hedgehog, French Advance, King's Indian locked center, Stonewall, Scheveningen, Dragon, Closed Ruy Lopez, Modern Benoni, Benko Gambit, Grünfeld center, Nimzo-Indian doubled pawns and the Boleslavsky Hole. Each one shows how the structure arises, the plans for both sides, the key pawn breaks and a one-line summary to remember\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e6 Pawn Checklists:\u003c\/strong\u003e run through them before you push a pawn, play a break, create or push a passed pawn, start a pawn race, enter a pawn endgame or move a pawn in the opening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e8 Endgame Technique sheets:\u003c\/strong\u003e the Lucena Position, the Philidor Position, the opposition, key squares and the rule of the square, triangulation and spare tempi, pawn breakthroughs, the outside passed pawn, and rook pawns and drawing tricks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou also get a glossary of pawn terms and a Test Yourself quiz with answers, so you can check what has sunk in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFree bonus: the Pawn Mastery Puzzle Book (2,057 puzzles)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearning the patterns is half the job. The other half is spotting them on a real board. The free bonus puzzle book contains every pawn puzzle from our Pawn Mastery Trainer, laid out for A4 printing in two editions: full colour and black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2,057 positions from real games,\u003c\/strong\u003e rated from about Elo 490 to 2,700, so there is always the right level of challenge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSorted for you:\u003c\/strong\u003e chapter puzzles in course order, a 12-section Pawn Puzzle Year from easiest to hardest, and five theme collections: promotion, advanced pawns, pawn endgames, en passant and underpromotion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAll solutions at the back,\u003c\/strong\u003e in puzzle order, so you never see an answer before you have tried\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEvery solution checked\u003c\/strong\u003e move by move for legality before printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInteractive and printable, so you can use it your way\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInteractive PDFs (full colour):\u003c\/strong\u003e a clickable contents page, tickable checklists and notes boxes you can type in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrintable versions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ink-friendly A4 pages for a binder, or for the desk next to your board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImproving and club players who want a clear plan in locked, pawn-heavy positions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who keeps getting outplayed in endgames\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpening students who want to understand the pawn structures their openings lead to\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-taught players who want one clear, printable pawn reference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJust £16.97.\u003c\/strong\u003e Instant download. You get 39 cheat sheets plus a free book of 2,057 puzzles. Even counting only the puzzles, that works out at less than 1p each, and every page gives you something you can use in your very next game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do I receive?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cheat sheets as an interactive PDF (a complete collection, plus every sheet on its own) and as a printable PDF, plus the free bonus puzzle book in full colour and black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need to know opening theory?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. Each sheet explains the structure and the plans in plain English, with a diagram to match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I print it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. 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