Half-open file

Half-open file

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tright|
=
rd| | |qd|kd|bd| |rd|=
pd|pd|pd|bd| |pd|pd|pd|=
| |nd| |pd| | | |=
|bl| |nd| | | | |=
| | | | | | | |=
| |nl| | |nl| | |=
pl|pl|pl|pl| |pl|pl|pl|=
rl| |bl|ql| |rl|kl| |=|
In chess, a half-open file, or semi-open file, is a file with no pawns of one color. In the diagram, the e-file is a half-open file for White, and the d-file is a half-open file for Black. A half-open file can provide a line of attack for a rook or queen.

ee also

* open file


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