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Connected passed pawns

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
a1
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Step 1 / 2

Your d- and e-pawns are both passed and stand shoulder to shoulder. Push one and the other guards its new square, so the black king can never blockade or capture. On the sixth rank, two connected passers beat a rook.

Steps