21 Positional Chess Concepts

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:35 - #1 (Avoid bad bishops)
1:02 - #2 (Isolated pawns are good targets)
1:32 - #3 (Double isolated pawns are even better targets)
1:57 - #4 (Rooks should control open files)
2:29 - #5 (NEVER trade a good bishop for a bad knight)
3:08 - #6 (NEVER trade a good knight for a bad bishop)
3:39 - #7 (Trade your BAD pieces for opponent's GOOD pieces)
4:25 - #8 (Be CAREFUL moving pawns forward)
5:19 - #9 (Rooks are great on the 7th/2nd ranks)
6:11 - #10 (1 pawn can stop 2 pawns)
7:17 - #11 (Blockade and attack backward pawns)
8:42 - #12 (Create protected passed pawns)
10:06 - #13 (Trade off fianchettoed bishop with battery)
11:16 - #14 (Bait opponent to create pawn weaknesses)
12:29 - #15 (A good knight on an outpost is worth a rook)
14:04 - #16 (Sometimes you should sac a rook for a knight and pawn)
15:00 - #17 (Put pawns on opposite color from your bishops)
15:46 - #18 (Protect bishop with a pawn)
16:27 - #19 (Weak color complex)
17:55 - #20 (Blockade pawns with pieces to hinder development)
20:18 - #21 (Minority Attack)
22:30 - BONUS TIP