Chess Tip Of The Day 421

Back towards the start of May, Blogger's feeder gadget started failing to update properly. I reported the issue and was warned it might take up a a week for "the team" to fix it. We are now in June and, although there are days when the gadget functions normally, the issue is still not resolved - the latest chess tip on the website version of Beau Chess is stuck at 419, which was posted two days ago.

If a backward pawn sits on a half-open file, it might be weak. If it isn't on a half-open file, the pawn probably won't become a significant weakness.

Jeremy Silman, The Reassess Your Chess Workbook