What is Passed pawn in chess?
A pawn with no enemy pawns able to block or capture it on its way to promotion.
Passed pawns are dangerous because they threaten to promote. 'Passed pawns must be pushed' is a classic piece of endgame advice.
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- Isolated pawnA pawn with no friendly pawns on the adjacent files.
- Doubled pawnsTwo friendly pawns stacked on the same file.
- OutpostA square (often supported by a pawn) that an enemy pawn can never attack.
- BatteryTwo pieces lined up on the same file, rank, or diagonal to multiply their force.
- OverloadingGiving one defender too many jobs so it can't cover them all.
- DeflectionForcing a defending piece away from the square or piece it protects.