The Undermining Test | Standard Chess #281 (Tarrasch Defense)

On your chess journey, you will face opponents who like to expand early and aggressively with their queenside pawns, hoping to cramp you on that wing. Fear not, however: you can often quickly undermine the enemy formation with b2-b3 (or ...b7-b6 as Black) against a c-pawn, and a2-a4 (...a7-a5) against a b-pawn. In deciding whether to pursue the latter undermining, see if your opponent's queenside rook is undefended. If it is, they probably won't be able to rely on their a-pawn to keep the chain intact! In this game, my opponent suffers from exactly this overextension. #Chess #ChessInstruction #PawnPlay Review this game on Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/live/game/36937... Support the channel: https://streamlabs.com/johnbartholomew or via PayPal: https://t.co/VBFOLJHt2m Follow me on Twitch:   / johnbartholomew   Follow me on Twitter:   / fins0905   Add me as a friend on Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/member/fins0905... My London System (1.d4 and 2.Bf4) Course on Chessable: https://www.chessable.com/the-london-... My Scandinavian Course (1.e4 d5) on Chessable: https://www.chessable.com/book/im-joh... Recommended chess books and equipment: 1950 Dubrovnik reproduction set (Bobby Fischer's favorite!) on Chess Bazaar: https://www.chessbazaar.com/the-repro... You can use coupon code JOHN30 for 30% off! Wood board: https://amzn.to/2H9iATl Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna: https://amzn.to/2xJ2auH Amateur to IM: https://amzn.to/2Dph3IG Life and Games of Mikhail Tal: https://amzn.to/2zq741X