Author: Christos Gitsis
Date: 04:37:14 02/27/06
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On February 27, 2006 at 06:08:43, Alessandro Scotti wrote: >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. >Is this true? And if so, is it limited to pawn-only endgames or has some >relevance with other pieces on the board? An outside passed pawn is also considered an advantage in knight endings, because knights, like kings, are slowly moving pieces. Regards, Christos.
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