AXIORA CHESSPRACTICE TO MASTERY
Month 04

Month 04 · Week 01

IQP & Carlsbad

Two of the most important classical structures.

Objective

Play both sides of IQP and Carlsbad with a plan.

You already know

Piece activity basics.

Topics

  • Isolated Queen Pawn
  • Carlsbad structure
  • Minority attack
  • Piece placement

Lesson timeline

  1. Day 01Isolated Queen Pawn80 min
  2. Day 02Carlsbad structure90 min
  3. Day 03Minority attack100 min
  4. Day 04Piece placement80 min
  5. Day 05Practice: Isolated Queen Pawn90 min
  6. Day 06Practice: Carlsbad structure100 min
  7. Day 07Review and testReview90 min

End-of-week review test

  1. 01Explain and demonstrate: Isolated Queen Pawn.
  2. 02Explain and demonstrate: Carlsbad structure.
  3. 03Explain and demonstrate: Minority attack.