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Subject: Re: The method

Author: Steven Schwartz

Date: 11:59:36 01/27/00

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On January 27, 2000 at 14:19:47, Dan Ellwein wrote:

>On January 27, 2000 at 10:40:49, Shep wrote:
>
>>Let's consider the case of the a- and b-pawns (all 3 other combinations work
>>just the same).
>>I'll outline the pawn paths, leaving out the moves that manoeuvre the pieces to
>>be captured to a2 and b7:
>>
>>1. a2-a6  b7-b6
>>2. a6xb7  a7-a1P
>>3. b7-b8P b6-b3
>>4. .....  b3xa2
>>5. b2-b8P a2-a1P
>>
>>and both sides have promoted both pawns, using one capture each.
>>
>>---
>Shep
>
>you can even have 12 promotions with *just* 4 pawn to pawn captures...
>
>[D]8/p1p1p1p1/8/8/8/1P1P1P1P/1P1P1P1P/8

Dan,
If you skip a space and write either w or b (side to move)
at the end of the string, a diagram will mysteriously appear.
Steve (ICD/Your Move)



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