Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 10:27:53 10/02/01
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On October 02, 2001 at 00:41:40, Uri Blass wrote:
>On October 02, 2001 at 00:16:04, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On October 01, 2001 at 19:11:20, Dan Ellwein wrote:
>>
>>>"positions when white has 9 queens and 3 rooks were not considered."
>>>
>>>Uri
>>>
>>>it is impossible for white (or black) to have 9 queens and 3 rooks on the
>>>board...
>>>
>>>for that to occur 9 pawns would have to promote...
>>>
>>>pilgrimdan
>>
>>
>>
>>Actually 10: 9 for the queens and one more to reach 3 rooks.
>>
>>But who cares? :)
>
>No
>
>8 for the queens because there is one queen on the board in the beginning of the
>game so you need to promote 8 pawns to get 9 queens.
>
>Uri
Oh yes, you are right. I have forgotten the initial queen! :)
Christophe
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