Wrong rook pawn

Noun

Definitions

1.NounIn the endgame, a rook's pawn that is unable to promote under the protection of a bishop, because the promoting square is of the color the single friendly bishop cannot control.

Synonyms

king's bishop's pawn queen's bishop's pawn rook lift bad bishop poisoned pawn bishop's pawn queen's knight's pawn king's knight's pawn partial pin promotion passed pawn exchange

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