(chess) A pawn that is unable to advance without being threatened by an enemy pawn and is not defensible by pawns of the same color.

(chess) A bad bishop.

(chess) Any of the pawns in a group of pawns of the same color on adjacent files.

plural of pawn race

(chess) A pawn that is on the same file as two friendly pawns.

(chess) A pawn on the e-file (a king's pawn) or on the d-file (a queen's pawn).

(chess) A pawn on the rook's file; i.e., the a-file or h-file.

(chess) A tactic in which several pawns are moved in rapid succession toward the opponent's defenses.

plural of pawn storm

plural of pawn island