What is the pawn for in chess

the pawn is a piece in the game of chess. it is the most numerous peace and in most circumstances it is also the weakest. in history it represents infantry or armed peasants or pikemen. each game begins with a Ponce one on each square of rank immediately in front of the other pieces. on the pawns first move move either one space or two spaces forward. the pawn can only kill another peace if it goes diagonally. The pain cannot move diagonally if not killing another piece