Passed Pawns

a  passed pawn is one that cannot be slowed down by your opponents' pawn

a pawn that is not blocked by a pawn on the same file

nor can it be attacked by a pawn

passed pawns are very valuable since they are your best chances to get a new Queen

since your opponent cannot stop the pawn with a pawn - they have to use a piece,

perhaps even to exchange the piece for it

1

the c-pawn is a passed pawn, which threatens just to race up and get a Queen

black has no passed pawn, but if the f-pawn were not there

would have a could make a passed pawn by …g6

as it is, white's pawns as they are exactly counter black's pawns - black

would have to capture the f-pawn to pose any threat

2

3

white is winning easily, but I have a passed c-pawn

so I decided it would be easier, and quicker,

to just get another Queen

the game continued :

how many passed pawns ?

protected passed pawn (with a pawn)

and mate followed

can you finish the game

3 white moves

black to move first