A pawn which cannot be guarded by a pawn, or which cannot advance to such a position.
In the following example, Karpov’s 31. Qc6! attacks the backward pawn sets up the double attack 33. Bxd5! giving White four pawns for the piece and a won position.
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Quotes of the Day
First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game
Siegbert Tarrasch
Karpov is the official World Champion, but I’m not sure what that really means.
Jan Timman 1993
I believe that every world champion has a greatness of his own.
Kiril Georgiev 2017
I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
Robert Fischer 1971
Man has no chance to win against the modern computer. And, by and large, a confrontation between two individuals is more interesting.
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
