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Pawn structure : how much worth a pawn can be???

O.K by mathe, it's like this. Q=9, R=5, K=4,KN=3, B=3, P=1 Well, in reality, Pawn plays bigger role than that. Pawn is weak and can not go backward. But who would want to sacrifice their big piece against a tiny pawn? Plus pawn's strength relies on diagonal support structure. Pawns are important, very important. Pawns can be last line of defense in front of the king. Pawns can be diagonal structure that is hard to break. Pawns can be charging piece that tickles the enemy knight or something.

How fun is it to harrass a lone knight? How fun is it for knight to dodge pawns and still attack?

Remember, pawns are last line of defense. Watch out for diagonal queen, bishop attack that gets a checkmate without a pawn.

Perfect pawn advance by white... Look, white has so much more space.

Look how pawns are important in this diagram. Amazing, huh?

For the above, it's the white's turn. Can you seek the advantage? It's really a cheap shot there.