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n. (context chess English) A pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the eighth rank.

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In chess , a passed pawn is a pawn with no opposing pawns to prevent it from advancing to the eighth rank ; i.e. there are no opposing pawns in front of it on the same file nor on an adjacent file. A passed pawn is sometimes colloquially called a passer ...