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Gert-Jan
Find the best move for black. it's easy but it's an amazing move.That's why I share it. Its from a real game.
Frezco
It is a nice move. Promoting to a bishop would also work.
Technically, it's not just a discovered check... it's a double check. The only way to get out of a double check is to move the king, if possible. That's not possible here, so it's mate.
Azukikuru
Yeah, I'd go for a bishop promotion myself. You can never have too many underpromotion checkmates.
Nytik
Except promoting to a bishop checkmates one move later (1... f1=B+ 2. Kf3 Bce2#) so it isn't really optimal...
However, as is well known, the formula for promotion aesthetics is 100/(NP) where:
N = the number of moves to checkmate
P = the relative value of the piece created by the promotion
In this case, the Q promotion with a mate in 1 results in an aesthetics value of 100/(1x9) = 11.1. A promotion to a B with a mate in 2, on the other hand yields a promotion aesthetics of 100/(2x3) = 16.7, a slightly higher value.
echecs06
Obviously the only move was the best!
rooperi
Yeah, right....
5/26/2012 - Ragozin - Veresov, Moscow 1945
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