Chess strategy

developing a plan to play this game in the course of a chess game

two pawns of the same color residing on the same file

pawn which has no friendly pawn on an adjacent file

configuration of pawns on the chessboard

pawn that is behind all pawns of the same color on the adjacent files and cannot be safely advanced

in chess, a file with no pawns of either color on it

series of moves in chess in which the players capture each other’s pieces

in chess, a square on the 4th–7th ranks protected by a pawn and not attackable by an opponent’s pawn

in chess, the difference in value between a rook and a minor piece (bishop or knight)

chess opening strategy in which Black exchanges the c5 pawn for White's d4 pawn and puts pawns on a6, b6, d6 and e6

two or more pawns of the same color on adjacent files

chess terminology

chess pawn structure

series of moves done by a player to prevent their opponent from taking some action

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

endgame drawing technique in which the side behind in material sets up a zone of protection that the opponent cannot penetrate

a safe square to which a piece can move if it is threatened