Re: GNU Chess wins London computer chess tourney

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From: Mike Goodrich
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 20:29

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In article <1992Aug19.142102.982@nbivax.nbi.dk>, engelhardt@nbivax.nbi.dk writes:
|> In article <9208170054.AA02933@wheat-chex>, cracraft@ai.mit.edu (Stuart
|> Cracraft) writes:
|> 
|> >       NOW              GNU 3.1
|> >       White    (time)    Black    (time)
|> >  51)  b2a3     6:51     c2c1B    2:28
|> 
|> Why would anybody *ever* promote a pawn to a bishop?????? A queen should be
|> able to do the job...
|> 

One reason would be to lessen the inducement for the opponent to capture
it ...


...mike

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