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Subject: Re: Underpromoting other than to a knight

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 11:44:24 01/30/98

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On January 29, 1998 at 17:57:00, David Fotland wrote:

>I know that some positions require underpromoting a pawn to a knight,
>but are there any that win with an underpromote to a bishop or rook?
>
>I'd like to limit the move generator to just queen and knight
>promotions.

Here is the example of a rook under promotion from Saavedra:

8/8/1KP5/3r4/8/8/8/k7 w

White to play and win.




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