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other piece is
known as
underpromotion.
Promotion is
almost always to a queen, as it is the most
powerful piece.
Underpromotion might be done for various...
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first noted by
Serafino Dubois. It is
unusual in that it
features an
underpromotion as
early as the
seventh move. This
article uses
algebraic notation to...
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Though not a
strong player, he
spotted a win
involving a
dramatic underpromotion in a
position previously thought to have been a draw. The
Saavedra position...
-
queen is also
known as
queening and to any
other piece as
underpromotion.
Reasons for
underpromotion include tactical positions involving a
knight check, and...
- The
Lasker Trap is
notable because it
features a rare
instance of an
underpromotion in
practical play. In the Sp****ky Variation,
White avoids the Lasker...
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require an
underpromotion due to the fact that a
queen would stalemate the opponent, no
longer require an
underpromotion. (In fact,
underpromotion to rook...
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rarely a
reason to
promote a pawn to a
piece other than a
queen (see
Underpromotion).
Chess portal Boden's Mate
Checkmate patterns Chess problem Chess theory...
- Usually,
pawns are
promoted to queens;
choosing another piece is
called underpromotion. In the
animated diagram, the c7-pawn is
advanced to c8 and promoted...
- rank or file. In theory,
bishops may also form a
battery in a case of
underpromotion of a pawn to a
bishop occupying the same
diagonal as the
other bishop...
- Kc6! wins. The
special moves or
rules of chess, such as castling,
underpromotion, double-square pawn advance, and en p****ant are
commonly a key feature...
