A pawn with no opposition on an adjoining file.
A pawn with has no enemy pawn either on its FILE or on adjacent FILES on the RANKS in front of where it now stands.
A pawn that has passed by all enemy pawns capable of capturing it. In the diagram, White has connected passed pawns on g5 and h6. Black has a passed pawn on a7 and a protected passed pawn on e4.
A pawn that has moved beyond capture by the other side's pawns and has no other pawns in front of it. (Diagram)
a pawn that cannot be stopped from queening by an opponent's pawn
a pawn that has no opposing pawn in front of it and is past any adjacent opposing pawns
a Pawn which has no opposing Pawn in front of it or on a file to the side
One type of advantage in chess where a pawn's progress is not guarded or blocked by enemy pawns on the flank or in front of it. Category: Glossary 2 visitor(s) thought this was helpful. Do you
A pawn that has advanced past any enemy pawn that could hinder or capture it. Passed pawns are what are needed to promote.
A pawn which has no enemy pawns ahead of it on the same or adjacent file.
a pawn that never queens. (cf. Isolated Pawn).
A pawn which has passed the other players flank.
A Pawn unopposed, on its own or adjacent files, by a Pawn of another color. By being advanced to the eighth rank it can become any piece its owner chooses. A passed Pawn, therefore, is a source of worry for the other side and a precious advantage for its owner. Two united passed Pawns on adjacent files constitute a formidable weapon.
A pawn that has no pawn of the opposite color on its file or on any adjacent files on its way to queening.
a pawn with no opposing pawns in front or to the sides, which can therefore advance without being exchanged by a pawn; often the only way to win once Queens are exchanged. See the Endgame advice.
any pawn that never queens (cf. isolated pawn).
In chess, a passed pawn is a pawn as to which there are no opposing pawns to stop it from advancing to the eighth rank, i.e. no opposing pawns in front of it on the same file nor the files to either side. A passed pawn is sometimes called a passer. In the diagram at right, the white pawns on b5, c4, and e5 (see algebraic notation) are passed pawns.
