Hanging Pawns Spassky Game6 Reykjavik 1972
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aflfooty wrote:
Just curious whether the Russians were aware of the weakness of Hanging Pawns in the 60's and 70's. Bobby Fischer showed in Game 6 of the world chess championships in 1972 the weakness of arrogantly advancing pawns beyond their theory. Attacking at all costs it seems..........
These hanging pawns? Are you saying that 20.. d4 was an arrogant advance?
Jan 10, 2016
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#3
To assess the situation. Look at the pro's and cons. Also was this forced? Sometimes we make concessions and need to consolidate bad postions. Technically hanging pawns are a weakness, so is an isolated pawn. What are the strengths, what squares do they cover, but also are one of those pawns passed? It's a very indefinite thing to label one aspect of the board as weak. Every piece plays a role. Pawns who support each other are quite strong in most setups. The weakness is the limited mobility and backwardness of them.
Jan 10, 2016
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#4
Hanging pawns aren't necessarily a weakness. They have dynamic potential.
They can easily become a weakness but are not automatically so.
They can easily become a weakness but are not automatically so.
Jan 10, 2016
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#5
Think of it like an IQP position. In many positions the pawn can be advanced to d5 (or d4 for Black) and create an advantage. In others it can be blockaded and becomes a weakness.
Wow....I can see the hanging pawns in Nimzowitsch's game forming . Is this something that can be an ongoing strength in strategy. Do players in modern times seek to have hanging pawns as part of their game strategy. He certainly outwitted Rubinstein.........
May 7, 2016
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<Allfooty> read Nimzowitsch's "My System" - he speaks a lot about the strengths and the weaknesses of the various pawn formations - isolated d pawn, hanging pawns, central cluster with doubled pawns (such as e4, d3, c3, c2 for example).
He gives many rules and principles, and many examples from games as to when such formations are a strength and when a weakness.
A lot depends on a player's ability to correctly assess and play such formations - this is a huge part of chess wisdom, or positional acumen.
Nimzowitsch's book is very very recommended in this regard.
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