{"id":123,"date":"2022-04-18T17:28:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T15:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chessily.com\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2022-06-08T20:38:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T18:38:14","slug":"pawn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chessily.com\/learn-chess\/pawn\/","title":{"rendered":"Pawn"},"content":{"rendered":"
The pawn is the most numerous but weakest piece in chess. In total, there are 16 pawns \u2013 eight for each player. Historically, the pawn represents soldiers on a battlefield. While it might be weak on its own, pawns can be devastating when working together. So, let’s look at the pawn in detail \ud83d\udd0e!<\/p>\n
The position of all 16 pawns is easy enough to remember. The eight white pawns occupy the second row, while the eight black pawns stand on the seventh row:<\/p>\n