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Subject: Re: Unnecessary Underpromotions

Author: Matthias Gemuh

Date: 02:51:27 05/22/03

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On May 22, 2003 at 01:01:38, Robin Smith wrote:

>Often programs will underpromote a pawn in situations where they think capturing
>the (under)promoted piece is still the best reply. Can anyone give an example
>from an actual game where this underspromotion cost the computer a 1/2 point?
>
>Robin



Such a game can only exist if the capturing program has a queen-capture bug.

/Matthias.



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