Overall, the player with the queen in a queen vs pawn endgame is more likely to win. Therefore, these endings are frequently extremely long affairs. Just like “King and Pawn endgames,” a passed pawn has similar importance in queen and pawn endings as well.īesides escorting a pawn to the queening square, the Queen also weakens every other enemy piece on the chessboard.Īs the passed pawn becomes the most powerful piece in the endgame, the opposition player keeps fleeing the attacks. If by any chance your enemy passed pawn reaches the last rank, it’ll turn into a Queen, changing the whole dynamics of the game.
Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient.” As Nimzovich famously said, “The Passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key.
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