- Not isolated, but semi-detached -- a small island where both pawns are loose
- They are weak and can be attacked (Fischer-Spassky), but central hanging pawns can dominate space (Bertok-Fischer, Sokolsky-Botvinnik)
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[Event "WCC"]
[Site "weak pawns: hanging pawns (we"]
[Date "1972.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fischer, RJ."]
[Black "Spassky, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D59"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1972.??.??"]
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Qa4 c5 13. Qa3 Rc8 14. Bb5 a6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. O-O Ra7 17. Be2 Nd7 18. Nd4 Qf8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. e4 d4 21. f4 Qe7 22. e5 Rb8 23. Bc4 Kh8 24. Qh3 Nf8 25. b3 a5 26. f5 exf5 27. Rxf5 Nh7 28. Rcf1 Qd8 29. Qg3 Re7 30. h4 Rbb7 31. e6 Rbc7 32. Qe5 Qe8 33. a4 Qd8 34. R1f2 Qe8 35. R2f3 Qd8 36. Bd3 Qe8 37. Qe4 Nf6 38. Rxf6 gxf6 39. Rxf6 Kg8 40. Bc4 Kh8 41. Qf4 1-0
[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1962.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bertok"]
[Black "Fischer, RJ."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D59"]
[Annotator "pawns: hanging pawns (str"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1962.??.??"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 {?!} bxc5 14. Qa4 Qb7 {[#] ! White is not well-placed to harass the pawns, while Fischer is making use of his own trumps.} 15. Qa3 Nd7 16. Ne1 a5 17. Nd3 c4 18. Nf4 Rfb8 19. Rab1 {? (Nxe6)} Bf5 20. Rbd1 Nf6 21. Rd2 g5 {[#] It's "make your mind up" time!} 22. Nxd5 (22. Nh5 Ne4 23. Rc2 Qb4) 22... Nxd5 23. Bxc4 Be6 24. Rfd1 {?} Nxe3 {(oops)} 25. Qxe3 Bxc4 26. h4 Re8 27. Qg3 Qe7 28. b3 Be6 29. f4 g4 30. h5 Qc5+ 31. Rf2 Bf5 {0-1 (31) Bertok,M-Fischer,R Stockholm 1962 IZT [ChessBase]} 0-1
[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "errors: planless play"]
[Date "1938.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sokolsky, A."]
[Black "Botvinnik, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[Annotator "errors: planless play"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1938.??.??"]
{[%mdl 8192]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. b3 Bb7 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Qc2 {[#] "White has no plan... you might have been able to play like that years ago... there is no better way of getting into a cramped and passive position than thinking of development alone" -- BOTVINNIK} a6 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Qb1 Rfd8 15. Bf1 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ne2 Bh6 {! bravely abandoning the long diagonal} 18. Ba3 Ng4 19. Qd3 {[#] White has conceded the centre, hoping to attack the hanging pawns, but with poorly-posted White pieces and well-posted Black pieces it is no wonder that Black is able to convert his space and mobility into a decisive attack.} (19. Nc3 Bxe3) 19... Nde5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Ng3 Qf6 22. Nh1 d4 23. Qe2 Ne5 24. exd4 cxd4 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. Re1 {[#]} d3 27. Qd1 (27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. Rxe5 d2) 27... Bg4 28. Qa1 (28. f3 Qb6+ (28... Bxf3 29. gxf3 Nxf3+ 30. Kg2 Nxe1+ 31. Qxe1 d2 32. Qd1 Qc6+) 29. Nf2 Be3) 28... d2 {White's pieces present a sorry picture.} 29. Rxe5 d1=Q 30. Re8+ Rxe8 31. Qxf6 Be2 32. Ng3 Bg7 33. Qc6 Bb5 34. Qc1 Qxc1 35. Bxc1 Re1 36. Be3 Ra1 37. a4 Bd3 38. f4 Rb1 39. Kf2 Bxf1 40. Nxf1 Rxb3 {0-1 (40) Sokolsky,A-Botvinnik,M Leningrad 1938} 0-1