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Connected Passed Pawns

Connected Passed Pawns

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We call Connected Passed Pawns two or more passed pawns on adjacent files that support each other. This mutual support makes increases their chances of promotion, and makes it very difficult for the opponent to blockade them. In the diagram above, White is down the exchange but has two strong connected passed pawns that give him great chances.

Ideas for when you have Connected Passed Pawns: (1) In the middlegame, don't rush their advance, first prevent any counterplay, (2) In the endgame, advance them toward promotion. Ideas against Connected Passed Pawns: (1) Try to blockade them, preferably with a Knight or a Bishop, (2) If blockading them is impossible, create counterplay on another side of the board.

Master the Connected Passed Pawns

While creating Chess With Cards, we watched many videos and read a lot of books. Here's our curated selection of the best resources we encountered on Connected Passed Pawns. We also included some smaller creators who are growing fast and we believe deserve your attention. Check out these resources if you want to master this type of passed pawns.

 
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