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Do Not Fret

1.If you find yourself in a game where you are trailing a two or three or even four pawns behind there is no reason to worry too much. The number of pawns that you have as compared to your opponent is not as important as how your pawns are situated.

2. It is important to think ahead a few moves when playing chess and to look at how the various scenarios of the next few moves may play out. Once you have carefully considered your options, try to keep your pawns grouped together.

3.Having one island of pawns, or one connected group of pawns, is much more significant than having the most pawns.

4. Consider a player who has more pawns, but has possibly three different islands of two pawns each. This player is not as strong in his pawn defense as one who is able to keep four or five pawns in one single island. The defensive capabilities of pawns are well known.

5.Take care in your opening strategy and your middle game so that you do not create multiple small islands of pawns for yourself