Pawn Races and Promotion: Who Gets There First?

Compare two pawns’ paths, promote at the right time, and race a pawn against the coach.

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A passed pawn has no enemy pawn in front of it on the same or a neighboring file. In a pawn race, count how many moves each pawn needs to promote; remember the rule from Pawn Promotion in Chess.

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A passed pawn has no enemy pawn in front of it on the same or a neighboring file. In a pawn race, count how many moves each pawn needs to promote; remember the rule from Pawn Promotion in Chess.

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