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Advanced Pawns
A pawn deep in enemy territory: especially a passed pawn, with no enemy pawns to stop it: is a constant menace, tying down defenders and threatening to queen. "Passed pawns must be pushed."
How to spot it: create and advance passed pawns; support them with rooks from behind. In tactics, look for the breakthrough, sacrifice, or deflection that clears the last obstacle and turns a pawn into a queen.
How to spot it: create and advance passed pawns; support them with rooks from behind. In tactics, look for the breakthrough, sacrifice, or deflection that clears the last obstacle and turns a pawn into a queen.
Now spot it yourself
A real position: find the move. This is exactly what the drills in the app do, banded from beginner to expert.
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