passed pawn

passed pawn

English

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

White's pawns on b5, c4, and e5 are passed pawns. Black's pawn on d4 is passed.

Noun

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 eighth rank.

Synonyms

• passer

Hypernyms

• pawn

Hyponyms

• outside passed pawn
• remote passed pawn

Translations

pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns

French: pion passé m

Further reading

• passed pawn on Wikipedia.Wikipedia