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Subject: Re: what do you promote?

Author: José Carlos

Date: 06:04:16 12/11/99

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On December 10, 1999 at 23:35:16, Dave Gomboc wrote:

>On December 10, 1999 at 20:55:05, Antonio Dieguez wrote:
>
>>I know that chess rule, I was asking about if it does make any important
>>difference if inside a chess program itself dont promote never to rooks or
>>bishops during his thinking.
>>
>>Sometimes I promote to a rook or a bishop but just for enjoy more the game or
>>make my oponnent , who has no resigned yet, suffer more.
>
>One might think that underpromotion is not terribly important, but several
>people complained that Junior 5.0 didn't consider underpromotions as it
>analyzed, and I read here that this would change for Junior 6.0.
>
>Dave

  I don't consider underpromotions in Averno yet. I don't think it is very
important, cause there very few cases where an underpromotion is needed. Anyway,
I'll implement it soon.

  José C.



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