Pawn Race
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Pawn race is a condition where, in a pawn endgame, both sides have likely unstoppable passed pawns. A good example of pawn race code can be found in the sources of Crafty.
Considerations
To asses such positions correctly, program should take several factors into account:
- Distance to the promotion square
- Do promoted queens give check?
- Are front spans obstructed by own king?
- Can the opponent king use the rule of the square to its advantage?
See also
- Réti Endgame Study
- Rule of the Square
- Set-wise Rule of the Square
- Szén Position
- Tempo
- Unstoppable Passer
Forum Posts
- Pawn race tb by Dann Corbit, CCC, July 14, 1999
- Evaluation of pawn races by Rémi Coulom, CCC, August 21, 1999
- pawn race position by Jon Dart, CCC, June 05, 2002
- A strange position by Alessandro Scotti, CCC, July 06, 2007
- Rule of Square test position by Charles Roberson, CCC, May 15, 2008
- interesting pawn race position by Jon Dart, CCC, December 14, 2008
External Links
- pawn race - Wiktionary
- Chess Skills: Pawn Race by James Stripes, May 20, 2008
- How to Understand Pawn Races by Daniel Naroditsky, Chess.com, October 31, 2014
- Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Noonward Race, Live at the BBC, 1972, YouTube Video
