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| − | In the terminology used by [[Hans Kmoch]] <ref>[[Hans Kmoch]] ('''1959, 1990'''). ''Pawn Power in Chess''. New York: Dover, 1990. Previous ed.: New York: McKay, 1959. ISBN 0-486-26486-6</ref>, a '''Sentry''' is a [[Pawn|pawn]] controlling the [[Squares|square]] lying on the path or [[Pawn Spans|front span]] of an opponent's pawn, thereby preventing it from becoming a [[Passed Pawn|passed pawn]] <ref>[https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/pawn-power-in-chess-by-hans-kmoch-glossary-of-terms Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch - Glossary of Terms - Chess Forums] - [ | + | In the terminology used by [[Hans Kmoch]] <ref>[[Hans Kmoch]] ('''1959, 1990'''). ''Pawn Power in Chess''. New York: Dover, 1990. Previous ed.: New York: McKay, 1959. ISBN 0-486-26486-6</ref>, a '''Sentry''' is a [[Pawn|pawn]] controlling the [[Squares|square]] lying on the path or [[Pawn Spans|front span]] of an opponent's pawn, thereby preventing it from becoming a [[Passed Pawn|passed pawn]] <ref>[https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/pawn-power-in-chess-by-hans-kmoch-glossary-of-terms Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch - Glossary of Terms - Chess Forums] - [[Chess.com]]</ref>. |
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Home * Evaluation * Pawn Structure * Sentry
In the terminology used by Hans Kmoch [1], a Sentry is a pawn controlling the square lying on the path or front span of an opponent's pawn, thereby preventing it from becoming a passed pawn [2].
See also
External Links
- Sentry Chess - the pawn can sometimes capture northward
- sentry - Wiktionary
- Sentry from Wikipedia
- Sentry (comics) from Wikipedia
- Sentry (Robert Reynolds) from Wikipedia
References
- ↑ Hans Kmoch (1959, 1990). Pawn Power in Chess. New York: Dover, 1990. Previous ed.: New York: McKay, 1959. ISBN 0-486-26486-6
- ↑ Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch - Glossary of Terms - Chess Forums - Chess.com
