past pawn


Passed pawn?
/ What is a past pawn?

A past pawn is a pawn that can't be stopped by a enemy pawn.
No, a passed pawn is a pawn that can't be stopped by an enemy pawn.
I was wondering what a "past pawn" might be- you know, like the ghost of Christmas past.

A past pawn is a pawn that can't be stopped by a enemy pawn.
No, a passed pawn is a pawn that can't be stopped by an enemy pawn.
I was wondering what a "past pawn" might be- you know, like the ghost of Christmas past.
Perhaps English is not the first language of the original poster; my personal guess is that they know English well and the computer/mobile spell check "fixes" the wording incorrectly.
However, a "past pawn" sounds like the pawn that promotes. When your pawn reaches the backrank of the opponent, you promote into another piece (usually a Queen); but what happens to the promoted pawn? ... It becomes a ... (Dramatic music begins to play) "past pawn."

A past pawn is a pawn that can't be stopped by enemy and I know I have A misspelling I misspelled
It's called A passed Pawn

A past Pawn is a Queen.
Used-to-be Pawn, became a Queen.
A passed Pawn, now... that's a Pawn that's clear to run in for a new Queen.

Well, that's a horse of a different color
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