Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 16:52:16 09/02/98
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On September 02, 1998 at 03:38:42, Danniel Corbit wrote:
>On September 02, 1998 at 01:49:21, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>
>>On September 01, 1998 at 22:04:32, Danniel Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>Is it possible to promote a pawn to a pawn? [i.e. no change?]
>>>I know it makes no sense. I just want to know if it is legal by the rules of
>>>chess.
>>
>>It used to be. I think it fell out of favor around 1850 or so, and it's still
>>not permitted today.
>1. Is there any game ever recorded in which someone promoted to a pawn?
>2. I assume that the new pawn was then frozen until an opponent took it, or was
>there a new mobility rule for the piece? ... It seems like it could possibly be
>useful {for instance} to generate a stalemate under rare circumstances.
1. Yes, 2. No - it was stuck, and yes, see Tim Krabbe's "Chess Curiosities".
Dave Gomboc
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