Passed pawn
Also called Passer.
A pawn with no enemy pawn in front of it, on its own file or on either file next to it, so only pieces can stop it.
The pawn on b5 is passed: no black pawn can block or capture it. In the endgame a passed pawn ties down the other side, which must keep a piece in front of it.
New to chess? The examples here use it. Play your first moves (five minutes), then learn chess from the beginning, one short lesson at a time.
Learn and practise it
- Lesson: What changes in the endgame