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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

• Stop Square
• Pawn Spans from Pawn Pattern and Properties in Bitboards
• Stop and Telestop

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

1. ^ Hans Kmoch (1959, 1990). Pawn Power in Chess. New York: Dover, 1990. Previous ed.: New York: McKay, 1959. ISBN 0-486-26486-6
2. ^ Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch - Glossary of Terms - Chess Forums - Chess.com

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