passed pawn
English
 | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | |
| 8 |  |  | | | | | | | 8 |
| 7 | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 6 | | | | | | | |  | 6 |
| 5 | |  | | |  |  | | | 5 |
| 4 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
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White's pawns on b5, c4, and e5 are passed pawns. Black's pawn on d4 is passed.
Noun
passed pawn (plural passed pawns)
- (chess) A pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the eighth rank.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Translations
pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns
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