[Retros] Eric's off-topic idea

Noam Elkies elkies at math.harvard.edu
Fri Sep 14 16:55:41 EDT 2012


...and come to think of that, the last move of AJM's sample game is
a bit of a surprise too:


> 12 bxc8=Q+ (to the pawns!) Kxc8


So a pawn is a royal piece that loses its royalhood upon promotion?
I'd have expected that royal pawns normally promote to royal pieces
(indeed losing royalty seems to contradict "promotion"...).

NDE


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