Isolani strategy 2016

003 Introduction
007 PART I. The isolated d4-pawn
011 Chapter 1. Attack on the kingside
011 1.1. Attack with the f-pawn
014 1.2. Piece attack on the kingside
035 Chapter 2. The d4-d5 breakthrough
055 Chapter 3. Attack on the queenside
055 3.1. Exchange on d5
065 3.2. Attack on queenside weaknesses
072 Chapter 4. Defence based on the blockade at d5
072 4.1. Reducing attacking potential by exchanging pieces
080 4.2. Counterplay based on control of the blockading d5-point
093 4.3. Creation of an isolated pawn pair
101 4.4. Creation of a central pawn pair
107 PART II. The isolated d5-pawn
110 Chapter 5. Attack on the isolated d5-pawn
110 5.1. The strategy of exchanging pieces
121 5.2. Exchange of the dark-square bishop in French Defence positions
126 5.3. Piece attack on the isolated pawn
130 5.4. Creation of an isolated pawn pair
135 5.5. Creation of a central pawn pair
139 5.6. Transition into an endgame
148 Chapter 6. Dynamic potential of the d5-pawn
148 6.1. Active piece play for Black
163 6.2. The d5-d4 breakthrough
170 6.3. Spatial expansion by the d5-d4 advance
179 Chapter 7. The isolated pawn with a small number of pieces
190 Chapter 8. The isolated pawn in the endgame
196 8.1. Play with four rooks on the board
209 8.2. Play with one pair of rooks
217 8.3. Minor piece endings
225 8.4. Endings with one pair of minor pieces
230 8.5. Pawn endings
233 Index of Players
237 Index of Openings