backward pawn

English

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

Black has a backward pawn on c6.

Noun

backward pawn (plural backward pawns)

1. (chess) A pawn that is unable to advance without being threatened by an enemy pawn and is not defensible by pawns of the same color.

Further reading

• backward pawn on Wikipedia.Wikipedia