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Subject: Re: Will next version of Junior have underpromotion code?

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 02:34:11 06/08/99

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On June 08, 1999 at 03:04:58, Bernhard Bauer wrote:

>>>>How often did you have a position where underpromotion was best move?
>>>>I don't miss this "feature".
>>>
>>>How often did you have a position where enpasant capturing was the best move?
>>>Let's remove this "feature" too to gain some speed.
>>
>>>How often did you have a position where queenside castling was the best move?
>>>Let's remove this "feature" too to gain some speed.
>>
>>Maybe YOU can tell ME how often you had games where underpromotion was the best
>>move. GAMES, Mister, not studies!
>
>In "my" game of the 7. round in Dortmund 1994 against W. Kortschnoj "I" played
>61. f8=Q which was a serious mistake. Obviously f8=N with fork was the right
>move. In time trouble "I" would have played this move without any doubt and may
>be "I" would have saved the game but the time trouble phase was over powerer out
> and simply missed that white after 61. f8=Q Kh6 doesn't need to take the queen
>with 62. Nxe6 wich looses but can play 62. gxf4 ...
>Here the position after move 60. from Kortschnoj:
>FEN: 8/Qb3P1k/4q/P2p/2pPpbp/1r2N1Pp/7P/5BK w


Wow. ONE real game. Of course now implementation is justified.


>Kind regards
>Bernhard




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