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Pawn Island

A group of pawns of the same colour separated from the next pawn by at least one open file. More islands indicates a weaker pawn structure.


A group of pawns of one color on consecutive files with no other pawns of the same color on an adjacent file. A pawn island consisting of one pawn is an isolated pawn.

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


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