passed pawn
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of passed pawn
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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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
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
Carlsen instead went for a less convincing and drawn-out line that still gave him a clear passed pawn up in a rook-and-pawn ending.
From Washington Times • Dec. 10, 2021
Then White covers his passed pawn with P-Q4, and his King, having full freedom, captures all the Black pawns.
From Chess Strategy by Du Mont, J.
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