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pawn break

pawn break noun: a pawn advance to a square attacked by an enemy pawn, with the intent of opening the position or challenging the opponent's pawn structure.

Noun

pawn break (plural pawn breaks)

  1. A pawn advance to a square attacked by an enemy pawn, with the intent of opening the position or challenging the opponent's pawn structure.

Forms of pawn break

pluralpawn breaks

Questions about pawn break

What does pawn break mean?
Pawn break means a pawn advance to a square attacked by an enemy pawn, with the intent of opening the position or challenging the opponent's pawn structure.
What part of speech is pawn break?
Pawn break is a noun.
What is the plural of pawn break?
The plural of pawn break is pawn breaks.

Words near pawn break in the dictionary

  1. pawls
  2. Pawluski
  3. Pawlyn
  4. pawmark
  5. pawn
  6. pawn break
  7. pawn breaks
  8. pawn chain
  9. pawn chains
  10. pawn cube
  11. pawn cubes

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