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Subject: Re: Square-of-the-pawn

Author: Stuart Cracraft

Date: 14:29:20 01/14/98

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On January 13, 1998 at 16:02:53, Don Dailey wrote:

>
>Another example: Simple endgame knowledge like minor piece vs king is
>a draw.   This is a "must have" but will not show up that often.  In
>real terms its probably less than 5 or 10 rating points to have this
>one thing and yet no master would lack this knowledge.  Square of
>pawn probably is a measurable improvement but I also agree it is not
>nearly a full class or even half a class.
>
>But what does make a huge difference is the accumulation of several
>of these things.  If you don't have these 2 things (square of pawn and
>minor piece vs king) along with 10 other "minor" little things like this
>you will start to notice a big difference.  Suddenly one of these
>missing
>terms will become an issue in a high percentage of games.  And sometimes
>this will decide a game or half point against you.
>

Could you list what you think these "minor little things" are that
clearly have a whole-is-greater-than-its-parts synergistic effect?

Thanks,
--Stuart



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