Pawn Majority

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Pawn majority occurs when one side has more pawns than the other in a given sector of the board. If the pawn majority is not compromised, i.e. if it does not contain doubled or backward pawns, it should eventually create a passed pawn by moving the candidate forward. A general strategic principle tells us that a player ought to attack on the wing where he possesses a pawn majority. An important exception to this rule is a minority attack.

=Sample= 8/8/pp6/5ppp/PPP5/6PP/8/8 Pawn Majorities

=See also=
 * Candidate Passed Pawn
 * Crippled Majority
 * Minority Attack

=External Links=
 * Chess Strategy/Queenside pawn majority from Wikibooks

=References=

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