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 "Unknown98"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "4k3/5p2/1p2p3/1P2Pn1P/2pP1PP1/p1B4K/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... Ne7 2. h6 Kf8 3. Bb4 a2 4. Bxe7+ Kxe7 5. h7 a1=Q { Black wins with a
large material advantage. } 0-1