advance — I. verb (advanced; advancing) Etymology: Middle English advauncen, from Anglo French avancer, from Vulgar Latin *abantiare, from Late Latin abante in front, from Latin ab + ante before more at ante Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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pawn — pawn1 [pôn] n. [LME paun < MFr pan, piece of cloth < L pannus, cloth (? used as medium of exchange): see PANE] 1. anything given as security, as for a debt, performance of an action, etc.; pledge; guaranty 2. a hostage 3. the state of being … English World dictionary
Pawn (chess) — For other uses, see Pawn (disambiguation). Pawn in the standard Staunton pattern The pawn (♙♟) is the most numerous and (in most circumstances) weakest piece in the game of chess, historically representing infantry, or more particularly armed… … Wikipedia
Pawn structure — In chess, the pawn structure (sometimes known as the pawn skeleton) is the configuration of pawns on the chessboard. Since pawns are the least mobile of the chess pieces, the pawn structure is relatively static and thus largely determines the… … Wikipedia
pawn roller — noun : an irresistible advance of pawns in a middle game of chess … Useful english dictionary
King and pawn versus king endgame — The chess endgame with a king and a pawn versus a king is one of the most important and fundamental endgames, other than the basic checkmates harvcol|Lasker|1915. It is important to master this endgame, since most other endgames have the… … Wikipedia
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Tarrasch rule — The Tarrasch rule is a general principle that applies in the majority of chess middlegames and endgames. Siegbert Tarrasch stated the rule that rooks should be placed behind passed pawns – either yours or your opponent s. The idea behind the rule … Wikipedia