passed pawn

American  

noun

Chess.

1. a pawn with no opposing pawn either on an adjacent file or on its own file.

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Etymology

Origin of passed pawn

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Ra1 Kd3, and the passed pawn will cost White his rook; Tal resigned.

From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2023

Qd6, as now both players have mating and perpetual check threats and Black has a very dangerous passed pawn which must be managed.

From Washington Times • Sep. 6, 2022

Kc7 gets in the way of White’s own coming passed pawn, and on 1.

From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2022

White’s queen offers herself up on Move 41 to allow the last passed pawn to advance, and Black — now down a queen for two minor pieces — finally calls it quits after 47.

From Washington Times • Dec. 30, 2021

But even then Black would maintain a superiority in the end-game owing to the freedom of his passed pawn, and because he can post his Rook at the seventh after P-QKt4.

From Chess Strategy by Du Mont, J.