Author: Tord Romstad
Date: 03:24:23 02/27/06
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On February 27, 2006 at 06:08:43, Alessandro Scotti wrote: >Thanks Graham, >your definitions are crystal clear! :-) > >With those, I can get some ideas on scoring candidates but still have some doubt >on outside passers. >If I get the idea correctly, the strength of an outside passer is that it's far >from the "main" play area, so it can advance with more freedom and if king has >to stop it, it has to do so at the cost of leaving a good position or maybe >material. Yes, that's how I understand it, but of course I am just a patzer. >Is this true? And if so, is it limited to pawn-only endgames or has some >relevance with other pieces on the board? It is most important in pawn endgames, but it can have some relevance even in more complex endgames. It can sometimes be a significant advantage when you can afford to trade down to a pawn endgame, but your opponent can't. I have never had any success with bonuses for outside passed pawns, not even if I restrict it to pawn endgames. This could be simply because I haven't found the right weights, of course. I do have a small bonus for candidate passers, but I am not sure how effective it is. Tord
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