Comments on: Underpromotions And Stalemate http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/ Free lessons on chess strategy Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:52:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: SonofPearl http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/#comment-7830 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:53:23 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/#comment-7830 Many thanks! :) Many thanks! :)

]]> by: Goran Urosevic http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/#comment-7828 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:38:41 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/#comment-7828 Feel free! By the way, you can find much more in IM Karaklajic's column in Danas. The archive is awkward and there is no English version, but if you enter 'site:www.danas.co.yu Nikola Karaklajic' into Google search, you will find diagrams and moves. Should be good enough :) Feel free!

By the way, you can find much more in IM Karaklajic’s column in Danas. The archive is awkward and there is no English version, but if you enter ’site:www.danas.co.yu Nikola Karaklajic’ into Google search, you will find diagrams and moves. Should be good enough :)

]]> by: SonofPearl http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/#comment-7827 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:28:20 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/#comment-7827 That was great to figure out. Thanks for posting such a nice puzzle! Would you mind if I used the puzzle myself on my blog? (with a link to your blog included, of course) :) That was great to figure out. Thanks for posting such a nice puzzle!

Would you mind if I used the puzzle myself on my blog? (with a link to your blog included, of course)

:)

]]> by: Goran Urosevic http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/#comment-7825 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:14:43 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/#comment-7825 Yes! :) and 1. b7 Kh1 2. b8=R f1=N, there is 3. Rxb3 and Black Knight can't reach g3 or e2 White wins with a careful move order :) Yes! :)

and 1. b7 Kh1 2. b8=R f1=N, there is 3. Rxb3 and Black Knight can’t reach g3 or e2

White wins with a careful move order :)

]]> by: SonofPearl http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/#comment-7821 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:52:56 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/#comment-7821 Fantastic! What about 1.b7 Kh1 2. B8=R? After 2. f1=Q and 3.c7 White Queens the pawn. So does White win? Fantastic! What about 1.b7 Kh1 2. B8=R?

After 2. f1=Q and 3.c7 White Queens the pawn. So does White win?

]]> by: Goran Urosevic http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/#comment-7813 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:26:30 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/#comment-7813 You are right :) Bishop then goes to e5 and White pushes his c-pawn. But with this in mind, Black can alter the move order - 1. b7 Kh1! first, then if 2. b8=Q f1=N and on 2. b8=B f1=Q! You are right :) Bishop then goes to e5 and White pushes his c-pawn.

But with this in mind, Black can alter the move order - 1. b7 Kh1! first, then if 2. b8=Q f1=N and on 2. b8=B f1=Q!

]]> by: SonofPearl http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/#comment-7812 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:03:18 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2008/07/underpromotions-and-stalemate/#comment-7812 Does underpromoting to a bishop work?! It avoids the stalemate but still prevents the checkmate. Does underpromoting to a bishop work?! It avoids the stalemate but still prevents the checkmate.

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