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Subject: Re: Underpromoting other than to a knight

Author: Amir Ban

Date: 15:59:18 01/29/98

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On January 29, 1998 at 18:24:19, Peter Kappler wrote:


>I do know of a study by Saavedra (sp?) which was cooked by an
>underpromotion to a rook.  (It's a rook versus pawn position, where the
>pawn can't be stopped from promoting, but if it is promoted to a queen,
>black has an amazing stalemate resource.  However, promoting to a rook
>avoids the stalemate, and leads to a forced mate in 2.)

That was the study. There was no cook.

Amir



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