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 * Pawn race** is a condition where, in a pawn endgame, both sides have likely unstoppable passed pawns. A good example of pawn race code can be found in the sources of Crafty.

=Considerations= To asses such positions correctly, program should take several factors into account:
 * Distance to the promotion square
 * Do promoted queens give check?
 * Are front spans obstructed by own king?
 * Can the opponent king use the rule of the square to its advantage?

=See also=
 * Réti Endgame Study
 * Rule of the Square
 * Set-wise Rule of the Square
 * Szén Position
 * Tempo
 * Unstoppable Passer

=Forum Posts=
 * [|Pawn race tb] by Dann Corbit, CCC, July 14, 1999
 * [|Evaluation of pawn races] by Rémi Coulom, CCC, August 21, 1999
 * [|pawn race position] by Jon Dart, CCC, June 05, 2002
 * [|A strange position] by Alessandro Scotti, CCC, July 06, 2007
 * [|Rule of Square test position] by Charles Roberson, CCC, May 15, 2008
 * [|interesting pawn race position] by Jon Dart, CCC, December 14, 2008

=External Links= > John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, [|Rick Laird], Jan Hammer, [|Jerry Goodman] > media type="youtube" key="10a45mgMGcY"
 * [|pawn race - Wiktionary]
 * [|Chess Skills: Pawn Race] by [|James Stripes], May 20, 2008
 * [|How to Understand Pawn Races] by [|Daniel Naroditsky], [|Chess.com], October 31, 2014
 * Mahavishnu Orchestra - [|The Noonward Race], [|YouTube] Video

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