9. Advancement of a/b/c Pawns

Chapter 9 of the Strategic Test Suite series has 100 test positions on "Advancement of a/b/c pawns"

* Marching forward with either of the a/b/c pawns in an attempt to prevent opponent from advancing his pawns further. Helps in building the strong active defense.

* Space advantage and possession in Queen Side.

* Control of certain Squares on the queen side, and opening up of files via exchange of pawns.

Tests: Engine's Queen side aggressiveness, Space control, knowledge of Rook pawn tin opener.

Recommended Test time:

Short time control: 10 seconds each move.

Intermediate Time Control: 1 minute each move

Long Time Control: 7 minutes each move.