Exclam! Comic 26: Pawn Structure Chess
Looks like another strip in a row that only my chess-geek reader (hi Brian) will understand (unless any of my compatriots from the College on the Hill happen to be reading as well, in which case I congratulate Hanover, NH for finally getting electricity). Extricating my tongue, which seemed to have been glued to my cheek, I now explain today's strip so that the laymen will be slightly less confused.
Pawn structure is, surprisingly, the structure of the pawns on the chessboard. This is rather important when studying openings, as since pawns cannot retreat or move quickly, the pieces will have to play around them, influencing the tactical and strategic ideas for both sides. Because I had been studying this (and also because of my rampant pareidolia), I saw some of my spares as being similar (I had the Caro-Slav and the Huebner ones tonight).
