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Hanging Pawns

by Sanjana Chandan | Sep 13, 2021 | Basics of Chess

What are Hanging Pawns? Pawns on adjacent files that are away or separated from the remaining pawns and pawn structures are known as “Hanging Pawns”. Let’s take a look at an example of this term coined by Wilhelm Steinitz: Hanging Pawns have a few strengths and...