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Backward Pawn

A pawn that is behind a pawn of the same color on an adjacent file and that cannot be advanced with the support of another pawn.


1. A pawn at the base of a pawn chain that can't move forward due to one or more enemy pawns on the adjacent files.

2. A pawn which stands on an open file and cannot be protected by any other pawn.

Permanent link Backward Pawn - Creation date 2021-12-25


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