pawn island

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English[edit]

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5{{{square}}} white pawn5
4{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn4
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2{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn2
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White has three pawn islands. A pawn island consisting of one pawn is an isolated pawn.

Noun[edit]

pawn island (plural pawn islands)

  1. (chess) A group of pawns of the same color side by side, without any pawn of the same color diagonally adjacent to them.
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