Hello & welcome everyone to series of lessons on Rook Endgames. So far we have covered some basic endgame strategies in previous articles. Interested readers who have just joined us can scroll down to the bottom of this post to explore previous articles on this series under the 'Related Posts' section. Well today we are going to learn another basic endgame strategy concerning passed pawns. So sit tight & enjoy!
Pushing Passed Pawns
So far we have seen passed pawns both succeeding and failing to make a nuisance of themselves. In order to compare passed pawns, take a look at the following extreme case.
NOTE: A famous adage runs 'Passed pawns are meant to be pushed'.
Clearly the closer pawns are to promotion, the more dangerous and similarly the more valuable they become. As it would no doubt force your opponent to take note, it does follow that you should get on with pushing passed pawns. However...
WARNING: Each plan should be taken on its own merits. Forgoing a sensible king centralization, for example, in favour of pushing a doomed passed pawn would not be bright.
That's it for now...Stay tuned coz there is much more to come.
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