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What does pawn island mean in chess?
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In chess, pawn island refers to a group of pawns of one color on consecutive files with no other pawns of the same color on an adjacent file. A pawn island consisting of one pawn is an isolated pawn.
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What does pawn island mean in chess?
In chess, pawn island refers to a group of pawns of one color on consecutive files with no other pawns of the same color on an adjacent file. A pawn island consisting of one pawn is an isolated pawn.
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