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The outside passed pawn
A passed pawn far from the kings drags the enemy king away.
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Moves: 1.a6 g6 2.a7 Ke6 3.a8=Q Kd6 4.Ke3 Kc5 5.Qa7+ Kd5 6.Qa8+ Kc5 7.Ke4 g5 8.Qd5+ Kb6 9.Ke5 Kc7 10.Qc5+ Kd7 11.Kd5 Ke8 12.Qa7 Kf8
White has a passed pawn on the a-file, far away from the kings. The black king must run over to stop it, and meanwhile the white king eats the black pawns on the other side.
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- King leads the pawn: Walk your pawn to the last rank with the king in front as a bodyguard.
- The opposition: When kings face each other, the side NOT to move wins the battle.
- The rule of the square: Can the king catch the pawn? Draw a square and you know at once.
- Key squares: Reach the magic squares in front of your pawn and the win is certain.
- The Réti manoeuvre: A famous study: the king chases two goals at once and saves a lost-looking game.
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