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Subject: Re: Unnecessary Underpromotions

Author: Matthias Gemuh

Date: 04:42:53 05/22/03

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On May 22, 2003 at 05:51:27, Matthias Gemuh wrote:

>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.



OK, my answer was wrong.
Wrong bishop, knight with futile king attack, etc can truly harm.

/Matthias.







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