passed pawn
noun
: a chess pawn that has no enemy pawn in front of it on its own or an adjacent file
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Carlsen’s passed pawn moved up the board, and Hou knew that the game was lost.
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 26 July 2021
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 26 July 2021
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“Passed pawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passed%20pawn. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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