Can pawn's take out a king?

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SAlvizo38
My teacher says that they can't but in videos they say they can so can you help me out here?
Dodger111

Find a new teacher

sparxs

Course they can. Its called David& Goliath mate 😉. And get a new teacher

AussieMatey

pawn's can't take out a King - neither can p'awns, pa'wns, paw'ns, pawns' or 'pawns.

Sqod

Of course a pawn can deliver a mate (if that's what you mean by "take out"). It's uncommon but it definitely happens. Just one example:

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/smothered-mate-with-a-pawn