Pawn - The soldiers in your game

Pawns cover the whole of the 2nd nearest row to you. The value of pawns are very little compared to other pieces. Pawns generally only move forward for a step and captures pieces diagonally. There is an exception on the first move of every pawn, which allows the pawn to take two steps instead of one forward. Of course, you can take a step or capture a piece too. In a game, pawns are usually captured first. Pawns tend to get blocked by pieces in front of them, usually another pawn. Although the pawn has very little power, if a player successfully moves his pawn to the 8th row, it gets a "promotion". This promotion allows the pawn to be converted to another chess piece of the player's choice(which in most cases is a king).