The passed Pawn is a criminal that must be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient.
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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "1957.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Redikan"] [Black "Anon"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "r2r1bk1/pb3p1p/4p1p1/qp2B3/2pP4/2P1P2Q/P1B2PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Bxg6 { The bishop is immune to capture. } 1... fxg6 ( { Black can try: } 1... hxg6 2. Qh8# ) ( { Neither can the bishop be ignored... } 1... h6 2. Qg3 Bg7 3. Bh7+ Kf8 4. Qxg7+ Ke7 5. Bf6+ Kd7 6. Qxf7+ Kc8 7. Qxe6+ Kb8 8. Be5+ Qc7 9. Bxc7+ Kxc7 10. Qe5+ Rd6 11. Qxb5 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2. Qxe6# 1-0