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  2. Pawn structure - Wikipedia

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    In a game of chess, the pawn structure (sometimes known as the pawn skeleton) is the configuration of pawns on the chessboard.Because pawns are the least mobile of the chess pieces, the pawn structure is relatively static and thus plays a large role in determining the strategic character of the position.

  3. Chess - Wikipedia

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    Another important factor in the evaluation of chess positions is pawn structure (sometimes known as the pawn skeleton): the configuration of pawns on the chessboard. [21] Since pawns are the least mobile of the pieces, pawn structure is relatively static and largely determines the strategic nature of the position.

  4. Pawn (chess) - Wikipedia

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    The pawn (♙, ♟) is the most numerous and weakest piece in the game of chess. It may move one square directly forward, it may move two squares directly forward on ...

  5. Chess strategy - Wikipedia

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    Chess strategy is the aspect of chess play concerned with evaluation of chess positions and setting goals and long-term plans for future play. While evaluating a position strategically, a player must take into account such factors as the relative value of the pieces on the board, pawn structure, king safety, position of pieces, and control of key squares and groups of squares (e.g. diagonals ...

  6. Connected pawns - Wikipedia

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    In chess, connected pawns are two or more pawns of the same color on adjacent files, as distinct from isolated pawns.These pawns are instrumental in creating pawn structure because, when diagonally adjacent, like the two rightmost white pawns, they form a pawn chain, where the pawn behind protects the one in front.

  7. Pawn - Wikipedia

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    Pawn most often refers to: Pawn (chess), the weakest and most numerous chess piece in the game; Pawnbroker or pawnshop, a business that provides loans by taking ...

  8. Red Queen (Through the Looking-Glass) - Wikipedia

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    Despite this, their initial encounter is a cordial one, with the Red Queen explaining the rules of chess concerning promotion—specifically that Alice is able to become a queen by starting out as a pawn and reaching the eighth square at the opposite end of the board. As a queen in the game of chess, the Red Queen is able to move swiftly and ...

  9. Skeleton - Wikipedia

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    A Skeleton (from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós) 'dried up') is the structural frame that supports the body of most animals.There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is a rigid outer shell that holds up an organism's shape; the endoskeleton, a rigid internal frame to which the organs and soft tissues attach; and the hydroskeleton, a flexible internal ...