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Definitions for "Pawn chain"
Keywords:  diagonal, weakest, nimzovich, chain, defended
Related Terms: Backward pawn, Isolated pawn, Passed pawn, Pawn island, En passant, Minority attack, Pawn storm, Connected passed pawns, Doubled pawns, Pawn structure, Pawn, Hanging, Poisoned pawn, Majority, Overprotection, Castling, En prise, Hole, Promote, Bad bishop, Piece, Half-open file, Opposition, Knight, Scholar's mate, Mate, Discovered attack, Fork , Closed game, Queen, Smothered mate, Double attack, Phalanx, Tempo, Battery, Capture, Kingside, Castle, Weak square, Chessboard, Discovered check, Material, Advance , Across, Helpmate, Zugzwang, Endgame, Blockade , Chain
Two or more like-colored pawns linked diagonally. The weakest point of a pawn chain is the base because that is the one pawn in the chain that cannot be defended by another pawn.
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Two or more pawns of the same color linked together diagonally. (Diagram)
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a set of pawns linked so each one is protected by a pawn behind it
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Keywords:  handout, formations, protect, connected, see
connected pawns which protect each other e.g. c3-d4-e5. See the Pawn formations handout.
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