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Theory/The Rule of the Square: Outrunning the King

The Rule of the Square: Outrunning the King

Your b-pawn runs for b8 and his king is far away. Do not count moves one by one: draw the square of the pawn. If his king cannot step into it on his move, push, and the pawn queens on its own.

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