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Subject: Re: passed pawn evaluation.

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 17:28:47 01/12/04

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On January 12, 2004 at 17:05:06, Russell Reagan wrote:

>On January 12, 2004 at 10:02:07, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>Watch out about "connected passers."
>>
>>give white two pawns on d2/e2.  Give black two pawns on a2/h2.  Both kings
>>in the center.  Which side do you like?  :)
>>
>>This happens a lot vs GM players, once they see the hole.  They will
>>happily give you those two connected passers.  :)
>>
>>Connected passers are good when you have pieces...  But with no pieces,
>>look out.
>
>Wouldn't appropriately initialized piece square tables still give the black
>pawns on the 2nd rank a much higher score than white connected pawns on the 2nd
>rank?

If they are that advanced, yes.  But here I was describing a position where
all pawns are on their original ranks.  And on occasion, the two connected
passers are better, but the king has to be up supporting them so they can't
be stopped.



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