"Thus the Devil played at chess with me, and yielding a pawn, thought to gain a queen of me,

Connected Pawns The most favorable position of two Pawns is side by side. In the diagram, the b- and c-Pawns for both sides are connected (sometimes called united). Isolated Pawns In sharp contrast to the strength of connected Pawns is the weakness of isolated Pawns. These are Pawns which have no friendly Pawn on either adjacent file. Backward Pawn Another example of a weak Pawn is shown in this diagram. The b-Pawn is backward because it lags the Pawn to its side and can no longer be protected by any other Pawn. Doubled Pawns Pawns of the same color on the same file, like the White c-Pawns in the diagram, are called doubled Pawns. Their particular weakness is that they are unable to create a passed Pawn by force. The single Black Pawn easily blocks its two adversaries. Pawn majority Pawn chain Hanging Pawns Connected Pawns, one passed