Minority+Attack

a method of play typical in positions where white has pawns on a2, b2 and d4, whereas black has pawns on a7, b7, c6 and d5, the so-called [|Carlsbad] Pawn Structure. Despite the fact that black nominally has a pawn majority on the queenside, white attacks by moving the b-pawn forward and organizing piece pressure along the c-file. Then either white plays b5xc6, weakening black c-pawn, or black plays c6xb5, opening the c-file and isolating the d-pawn.
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 * [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=8/pp3ppp/2p5/3p4/3P4/4P3/PP3PPP/8%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~ || **Minority attack**,

Beside the typical heuristics considering backward and isolated pawns and rooks on open files, a possible idea to encourage a minority attack would be an additional advance bonus for pawns adjacent to half-open files, considering king safety related pawn shield issues. toc =Forum Posts=
 * The [|Carlsbad] Pawn Structure ||~ ||^ ||
 * The [|Carlsbad] Pawn Structure ||~ ||^ ||
 * [|Minority attack: a problem even for new programs?] by Dirk Frickenschmidt, CCC, October 17, 1998

=External Links=
 * [|Minority attack] - [|Chess.com]
 * [|Pawn Formations part 4: Carlsbad Formation (QGD-Exchange)] - [|Chess.com]
 * [|Minority attack] from [|chessgames.com]
 * [|Strategic Planning - Minority Attack] from [|Chess Training Blog]
 * [|The Minority Attack - a Pawn Chess Strategy]
 * [|Karlsbad pawn structure] from [|Francesco Costa's web page on chess]

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