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

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passed pawn

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

From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2023

Nd3 g5 52. c4 is fine for White as the knight stands duty to stop the passed pawn after 52…h4 53. gxh4 gxh4 54.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2022

With 47. b4 cxb4 48. c5, White finally manages a passed pawn of his own, but it is already far too late: 48…b3 49.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2021

Benjamin picks up the action here, where White’s outside passed pawn would seem to make a transition to a pawn ending suicidal for Black.

From Washington Times ● May 5, 2015

Of the former the most important type is the end-game with the "distant passed pawn."

From Chess Strategy by J. Du Mont