Connected Passed Pawns
From Burgess| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h |
There is a saying that two connected passed pawns on the sixth rank are stronger than a rook. This is true if the other side has nothing but a rook to defend against the pawns (and the defender cannot immediately capture one of the pawns). In this diagram, White wins:
- 1. c6 Rd3 (2... Rc3 is similar)
- 2. c7 (2. d7 followed by 3. c7 also wins)
- 2... Rc3
- 3. d7
and one of the pawns will promote (Burgess 2009:94).
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