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Session # 22
THE PASSED PAWN

The passed pawn is a pawn that has no enemy pawn on the same file as him or on the files immediately beside him, in front of him. The passed pawn is the reason a lot of games are won in the endgame. So you can guess it is good to have. Such a pawn is a lot easier to promote (turn in another piece) than other pawns, and consequently is a constant threat to the enemy.

Here the passed pawn on the a file puts tremendous pressure on black even if black in advanced in material.

At the end of every session, we recommend pracicing and / or doing some chess puzzles. This site has chess puzzles and also a chess forum so you can chat with other players. http://www.chessnerds.com

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