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

Author: Bernhard Bauer

Date: 04:37:43 06/08/99

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On June 08, 1999 at 05:34:11, Harald Faber wrote:

>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.
>

I didn't thought it was so easy to convince you.
Anyway, as you will never be able to play *such* a game, it really is
convincing.
And if you want to analyze it, you need underpromotion.

BTW, the way you quote seams somewhat odd and misleading, both in this post
and in others.

Kind regards
Bernhard
>
>>Kind regards
>>Bernhard



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