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Subject: Re: Is this where the 174 bit minimal figure comes from?

Author: KarinsDad

Date: 08:51:25 05/18/99

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On May 18, 1999 at 11:24:26, KarinsDad wrote:

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>
>8) For every promotion, you lose 1 or 2 bits (1 bit immediately when the piece
>is on the back rank, a second bit when the piece moves to row 2 through 7).
>Note: for every 3 possible promotions that gain bits (taking a piece and
>promoting is a wash of 0 bits), at least one pawn must be captured to open up
>the way.
>

Note: The phrase "taking a piece and promoting is a wash of 0 bits" is
incorrect. If a pawn takes a piece and then promotes, you save 2 bits as if a
pawn was captured (the pawn is off the board, but there are the same number of
pieces on the board).

KarinsDad :)



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