The role of the Pawn in Chess
As Anatoly Karpov, the great Russian grandmaster put it, “Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position.”
https://chessfox.com/pawn-structures-why-pawns-are-the-soul-of-chess/
Is there a general rule I should use for developing my pawns? As I notice that the majority of them are sat on the 7th rank during my games.