isolated pawn

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7{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn7
6{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn6
5{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn5
4{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn4
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White's pawn on the e-file and Black's pawn on the a-file are isolated.

Noun[edit]

isolated pawn (plural isolated pawns)

  1. (chess) A pawn that has no friendly pawn on an adjacent file.

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