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Subject: Re: Even more ludicrous follow-up:

Author: Serge Desmarais

Date: 21:18:56 09/02/98

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On September 02, 1998 at 19:52:16, Dave Gomboc wrote:

>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


GEEZE! Who were the players? Never heard of such a game(s)! Of course, they are
tough to enter in Chessbase!

Serge Desmarais



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