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Dangle Pawns Guide

[Advanced] Dangling Pawn from Behind the Opponent's Pawn

Conclusion

Let's drop a Dangling Pawn from behind the opponent's Pawn!!

Introduction

In the previous article, we learned that a Dangling Pawn fails if the opponent has a Pawn in hand. Therefore, let's consider whether a Dangling Pawn works if we drop it from behind the opponent's Pawn.

Making a Dangling Pawn successful by exploiting the Two Pawns rule against the opponent.

Specific Situations

Next, let's see how this situation arises in actual games.

By dropping a Dangling Pawn from behind the opponent's Pawn, the opponent cannot drop a Pawn on P-51. As a result, you successfully capture the Gold.

Now let's look at the next pattern.

In this case as well, dropping from behind the Pawn prevents the opponent from dropping a Pawn on P-42. As a result, a Tokin is created, expanding the material gain.

In actual games, when you find a file where the opponent's Pawn has advanced, try considering if a Dangling Pawn will work.

Summary

If a Pawn already exists on the file, the opponent cannot defend there due to the Two Pawns rule. Therefore, a Dangling Pawn is more likely to succeed on a file from behind the opponent's Pawn.

  • A Dangling Pawn is likely to succeed when dropped from behind the opponent's Pawn.

In the next section, let’s look at how to dangle pawns using minor pieces.