"backward pawn" meaning in All languages combined

See backward pawn on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: backward pawns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} backward pawn (plural backward pawns)
  1. (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.
    Sense id: en-backward_pawn-en-noun-LuCGeNIv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Chess Topics: board-games, chess, games

Inflected forms

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