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

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