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Mainzer Schach. Large variant with Janus, Marshall, and different setup. (11x8, Cells: 88) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Greg Strong wrote on Tue, Aug 17, 2004 09:15 PM EDT:
<p>Ahhh, I had not considered that. I had previously thought that under-promotion was just for psychological impact (which makes it silly for computer-chess, as the computer can't be intimidated or confused.) I guess your thought might be right-on, though, but I wonder how rare this situation is. Does anyone know of an example of a professional Chess game in which this happened?</p>