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Pawn Wars

Pawn Wars

starfihs
@starfihs
DeclinedFortune
Play for Mate1 | 1=KKotH(d11,d4,e11,e4,f11,f4,g11,g4,h11,h4,i11,i4,j11,j4,k11,k4)

The first variant I ever played! (To learn how pawns move.) Turns out it's quite complex. Aim is to "gain space then gain tempi." It's possible to open for a draw (adjacent pawns) or for a win (mirrored / facing pawns). I didn't find a forced win and neither did Fairy Stockfish when I checked (admittedly a year ago). Maybe too close to Petrified, I'm not so familiar. WoF because black can dictate opening(?)

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chye3mc
chye3mc

'The first variant I ever played!' Same!!!!!!!

Storming2Knight
Storming2Knight

at least getting some pawn endgames practice without the king

Nyutixbrother
Nyutixbrother

Passed pawn =win. Interesting concept

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