A passed pawn increases in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown05"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/3R2p1/p1q2p1p/1p2pQ2/4P3/1P5P/P5P1/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Qg4 Qxd7 { There is no better way to defend g7. } 2. Qxd7 { White wins with a
large material advantage. } 1-0