Stop Square

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In a terminology of Hans Kmoch, a stop square of a pawn is a square where it can arrive in one non-capturing move, a pawn push. Telestops are the further squares behind the stop on the pawn's front-span, the final one the promotion square.

=See also=
 * Blockade of Stop
 * Pawn Spans in Bitboards
 * Pawn Structure
 * Promotion Square
 * Stop and Telestop in Bitboards

=External Links=
 * Stop sign from Wikipedia
 * Bus Stop (film) from Wikipedia

=References=

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