Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 13:06:47 01/30/98
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On January 30, 1998 at 15:42:38, James Long wrote: >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. >> > >I asked that very same question on ICC a few weeks ago. >The answer was : there are rare positions in which >underpromoting to a rook avoids a stalemate, and even >rarer positions where underpromotion to a bishop is >necessary, but they do exist. Don't ask me to come >up with them! Maybe Pete Kappler could... Pete? > See my post from yesterday! It seems that others have found real examples from OTB play.
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