ALL You Need to Know About Weak Squares (OUTPOSTS)!

Key takeaways:
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1) A weak square is a square that your pawns are defending, but theirs can never attack!
2) We use weak squares for our pieces, mainly knights
3) Occupy outposts with pieces, not pawns!
4) Fight for an outpost by exchanging its defenders
5) Usually there is an outpost in front of pawn weaknesses
6) Try not to weaken squares, especially in front of your king!
7) Weak squares are made through changes in the pawn structure
8) Induce a weak squares by forcibly and beneficially changing the pawn structure
9) Repair weak squares by occupying them with pieces or preventing the opponent's pieces from reaching them!

Chapters:
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0:00 Intro
0:15 What we'll cover
0:50 BASICS: What is a weak square?
1:25 BASICS: How to recognize a weak square?
2:21 BASICS: How to use a weak square?
2:51 TIP: Occupy outposts with pieces, not pawns!
3:29 BONUS: How to FIGHT for an outpost?
4:14 BASICS: Recap
4:46 INTERMEDIATE: Correlation with pawn weaknesses
5:56 INTERMEDIATE: Correlation with king safety
6:21 INTERMEDIATE: Recap
6:46 ADVANCED: How are weak squares made?
8:25 ADVANCED: How are weak squares induced?
10:12 ADVANCED: Example of inducing weak squares
11:10 ADVANCED: How are weak squares repaired? First way
12:02 ADVANCED: How are weak squares repaired? Second way
12:50 ADVANCED: Recap
13:25 Example 1
13:46 Example 2
14:05 Example 3
14:26 Example 4
15:04 Example 5
15:29 Example 6
15:57 Conclusion
16:06 Outro

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