I've come across this term quartgrip, which describes a formation of four adjacent pawns. The two pawns on the flank are on the same rank and one rank ahead of the other two pawns.
Here's an example.
en.lichess.org/analysis/4k3/2pppp2/8/8/8/2P2P2/3PP3/4K3_w_KQkq_-
What I can see is that it controls the fourth rank effectively and also controls four neighbouring third rank squares. No other 2-rank formation involving four pawns does that.
I'm interested to know if anyone has further insights to this structure. Like, at what stage of the game is this formation important? And why is it called quartgrip?
Thoughts welcome.
Here's an example.
en.lichess.org/analysis/4k3/2pppp2/8/8/8/2P2P2/3PP3/4K3_w_KQkq_-
What I can see is that it controls the fourth rank effectively and also controls four neighbouring third rank squares. No other 2-rank formation involving four pawns does that.
I'm interested to know if anyone has further insights to this structure. Like, at what stage of the game is this formation important? And why is it called quartgrip?
Thoughts welcome.