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Pawn structure

Doubled, isolated and passed pawns

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Step 1

Doubled pawns, two on one file, cannot protect each other and block each other's way.

White: Pawn c3, Pawn c2. Marked: c2, c3.a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1

Step 2

An isolated pawn has no friendly pawns on the files beside it, so only pieces can guard it.

White: Pawn d4, Pawn a2, Pawn b2, Pawn f2, Pawn g2, Pawn h2. Marked: d4.a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1

Step 3

A passed pawn has no enemy pawns in front of it or on the files beside it. It is a future queen: push it.

White: Pawn b5. Black: Pawn f7, Pawn g7, Pawn h7. Marked: b5.a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1

Step 4

Tap the passed pawn.

White: Pawn d5, Pawn a2, Pawn b2, Pawn f2, Pawn g2, Pawn h2. Black: Pawn a7, Pawn b7, Pawn f7, Pawn g7, Pawn h7.a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
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The squares: d5

Step 5

What makes a passed pawn so dangerous?

White: Pawn b5.a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
  1. No pawn can stop it: only pieces, and it may become a queen
  2. It moves two squares at a time
  3. It cannot be captured
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Answer: No pawn can stop it: only pieces, and it may become a queen

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