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 "Unknown74"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r1b2rk1/pp2q1pp/2pbpn2/3pnp2/2PP4/BP4P1/P3PPBP/RNQ2RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. dxe5 Bxa3 2. exf6 Qxf6 ( { Black can try: } 2... Bxc1 3. fxe7 Re8 4. Rxc1 Rxe7 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Nxa3 { White wins with
a large material advantage. } 1-0