21 Positional Chess Concepts

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Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro
0:35 – #1 (Avoid bad bishops)
1:02 – #2 (Isolated pawns are good targets)
1:32 – #3 (Double isolated pawns are even better targets)
1:57 – #4 (Rooks should control open files)
2:29 – #5 (NEVER trade a good bishop for a bad knight)
3:08 – #6 (NEVER trade a good knight for a bad bishop)
3:39 – #7 (Trade your BAD pieces for opponent’s GOOD pieces)
4:25 – #8 (Be CAREFUL moving pawns forward)
5:19 – #9 (Rooks are great on the 7th/2nd ranks)
6:11 – #10 (1 pawn can stop 2 pawns)
7:17 – #11 (Blockade and attack backward pawns)
8:42 – #12 (Create protected passed pawns)
10:06 – #13 (Trade off fianchettoed bishop with battery)
11:16 – #14 (Bait opponent to create pawn weaknesses)
12:29 – #15 (A good knight on an outpost is worth a rook)
14:04 – #16 (Sometimes you should sac a rook for a knight and pawn)
15:00 – #17 (Put pawns on opposite color from your bishops)
15:46 – #18 (Protect bishop with a pawn)
16:27 – #19 (Weak color complex)
17:55 – #20 (Blockade pawns with pieces to hinder development)
20:18 – #21 (Minority Attack)
22:30 – BONUS TIP