pawn tips for beginners
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Facts you may not know about pawns
1. Pawns don’t go backwards, only forward,unless you are attacking, or in this case, CAPTURING, then you go diagonal. Other than that, only forwards...
2.THEY ARE THE WEAKEST PIECES ON THE BOARD!!!!!!!!!!!
3. At the top of the opposing team’s side, you can promote them!
4.They are sometimes called FARMERS
Pls comment what you didn’t know (if your beginning chess)
Nov 3, 2020
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lizturpen wrote:
4.They are sometimes called FARMERS
Never heard this one before.
Also, I can add one but it contradicts an earlier post...
Nov 3, 2020
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#9
lizturpen wrote:
2.THEY ARE THE WEAKEST PIECES ON THE BOARD!!!!!!!!!!!
"Pawns" are technically not "pieces" in chess; they are simply "pawns." The Knights and Bishops are the "minor pieces" and the Queen and Rooks are the "heavy pieces." The King is the King (which is still considered a "piece") and the pawns are "pawns" (not considered a "piece").
Nov 4, 2020
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#10
You should check Simon Williams’ series name your pawns, but u need membership tho
Nov 4, 2020
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#11
For those who don’t have membership, I’ll create a board and pgn, but for now imma sleep
I’m sorry. I actually did not know that pawns were not pieces. Thank you for the new fact.
If your intermediate class, or advanced, comment down different facts.
Nov 5, 2020
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lizturpen wrote:
I’m sorry. I actually did not know that pawns were not pieces. Thank you for the new fact.
No worries; even lots of intermediate to advanced players sometimes make this mistake too. 
hi?
Nov 5, 2020
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bbmaxwell wrote:
lizturpen wrote:
1. Pawns don’t go backwards, only forward,unless you are attacking, or in this case, CAPTURING, then you go diagonal. Other than that, only forwards...
Oh, so when a pawn captures it isn't restricted by just moving forwards.
And also when capturing the pawn does so diagonally.
So that means the white pawn can capture either knight?
Pretty sure that is just unclear by grammar. Pretty sure they know the correct rules of chess. I think "forward" meant by them is directly in front of; "attacking" is not "forward" because it is not DIRECTLY in front of (although still forward).
5. Pawns are sometimes tricky - they can kill other pawns in a weird square.
I use a sword to attack an empty square, and yet a person not standing there gets hit.
Nov 6, 2020
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#18
eric0022 wrote:
5. Pawns are sometimes tricky - they can kill other pawns in a weird square.
I use a sword to attack an empty square, and yet a person not standing there gets hit.
Sort of... but technically they were there - you just cut them off before they actually advanced two squares. En passant brings up the question: "Is chess really just an old RTS game?" 
Chess Books on Pawn Play and Structure - for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/chess-books-on-pawn-play-and-structure
