Pawn tactics

Advanced pawn

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A pawn on the sixth or seventh rank is a tactical weapon: it costs a piece to stop.

The advanced pawn is served in the gym at every level and named in your scan when you miss one. Its journey, a lesson, a drill and a test, is being written.

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