Examples of Failed Dangling Pawns
Conclusion
The attack fails if the opponent responds by dropping a Pawn.
What is a Failed Dangling Pawn Pattern?
While the Dangling Pawn is an incredibly strong technique, there are patterns where it fails. Let's take a look at these failure patterns.
Specific Failure Patterns
First, let's look at a successful example.
When you drop the Pawn, the opponent has no way to prevent the next Promoted Pawn (Tokin). As a result, a Promoted Pawn (Tokin) is successfully created.
Next, let's look at a case where the opponent has a Pawn in hand.
Even if you create a Promoted Pawn (Tokin), it will be captured back by the opponent's Pawn, leading to failure.
Why Did It Fail?
The goal of a Dangling Pawn is to create a Promoted Pawn (Tokin). However, if the opponent drops a Pawn, your Promoted Pawn (Tokin) will be captured as soon as it is created. Because the Promoted Pawn (Tokin) gets captured, the attack fails.
Summary
- The Dangling Pawn fails if the opponent can defend with a Pawn.
- You should use the Dangling Pawn when the opponent cannot defend with a Pawn.
Now that we’ve looked at the failures, when exactly does this tactic succeed? Let’s find out in detail in the next section.