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Subject: Re: IPP

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 12:59:04 05/02/01

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On May 02, 2001 at 13:13:04, Frank Phillips wrote:

>Are isolated passed pawns scored as isolated, as well as passed, pawns?

Probably.  But remember that passers are not particularly important in the
middlegame unless they become a tactical threat.  More often than not an
isolated passer is just a target for opponent rooks.  But as pieces come
off, they cast a larger and larger shadow on the game board.

In a king and pawn ending, two isolated passers are usually more valuable
than two connected passers, since a single king can blockade two connected
passers while the two isolated passers are nearly impossible to stop.

"wild 7" on ICC will teach you a lot about such endgame ideas...



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