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 "Unknown595"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "3n1r1k/2r1qp1p/p3pR2/3pP2Q/1ppP4/2P1P2P/PP4P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. R1f4 Rg8 2. Rh4 Rg7 3. Rh6 f5 4. exf6 Qf7 5. fxg7+ { White wins with a
large material advantage. } 1-0