Minority Attack is a strategy, especially in Carlsbad-like structures, of attacking the opponent's pawn majority with fewer pawns in order to create lasting targets such as a backward pawn or an isolated pawn.

Key Points

• It targets structural weaknesses rather than a direct checkmate attack.
• It creates long-term plans that carry from the middlegame into the endgame.
• It turns knowledge of pawn structure into a practical plan.