Is there ever a situation where promoting to B is necessary? - Page 2 - Chess and Board Game Strategy

Interesting example, but what do you do if black does this: 1. Bg7+ Kxg7 2. e8N+ Kh8. You are basically back where you started, one move from checkmate

one move from checkmate indeed, but fortunately it's your move.

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08-24-2010 , 07:53 PM

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ganstaman

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Originally Posted by Tom Peters

Interesting example, but what do you do if black does this: 1. Bg7+ Kxg7 2. e8N+ Kh8. You are basically back where you started, one move from checkmate. A better move may be 1. Qc3+ Qxc3 2. e8Q..

Well, I should first tell you that the moves I gave in my post were checked with a computer, so I think they can be trusted. Still, it's nice to question them and figure out why they're right.

So, now without a computer:

1. Bg7+ Kxg7 2. e8=N+ Kh8 3. Rf8+

Oh, wait, that's mate. 3. Rf8#

Sorry, this post was written sort of stream-of-consciousness, I hope that didn't come off as condescending or anything.

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08-25-2010 , 12:41 PM

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Tom Peters

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Thanks for pointing that out! I was just thinking about how white's queen couldn't move to d4 and didn't even think about the rook. That's why I don't play this game.

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