open file
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 | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | |
| 8 |  |  | | |  | | | | 8 |
| 7 |  |  | | |  | | | | 7 |
| 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 5 | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 4 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 3 | | |  | | | | |  | 3 |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 1 | | | | |  | | | | 1 |
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | |
The rook on the e-file (marked with crosses) is on an open file since there are no pawns on it. The rook can move to any square on the file, uninhibited by pawns.
Noun
open file (plural open files)
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
Translations
file with no pawns
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