Author: Dan Ellwein
Date: 12:25:28 01/27/00
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On January 27, 2000 at 14:59:36, Steven Schwartz wrote: >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) okay... here goes... [D] 8/p1p1p1p1/8/8/8/1P1P1P1P/1P1P1P1P/8 w
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