passed pawn

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6{{{square}}} black pawn6
5{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} white pawn5
4{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn4
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White's pawns on b5, c4, and e5 are passed pawns. Black's pawn on d4 is passed.

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passed pawn (plural passed pawns)

  1. (chess) A pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the first or eighth rank.

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