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, YouTube Video
 * John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Rick Laird, Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman

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