Underpromotion is done to avoid stalemate (or sometimes to a knight for tactical reasons).
Why does under promotion exist?
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recat88 wrote:
Why would I settle for a Toyota over a Lambo? Other than bming your opponents or practicing the knight rook checkmate pattern there is no actual point of choosing anything over the Queen. We need to make an official change to this asap.
Why do I only make one sandwich when I could make sandwiches with the whole loaf of bread?
if you have solved even some simple studies or compositions you would know why. likely you haven't. each piece is unique and situations call for squares not to be controlled in order to actually win. if i could select which squares the queen can relinquish control of and make it so that she has the ability of a knight, then sure, no need for other pieces.
llama47 wrote:
Underpromotion is done to avoid stalemate (or sometimes to a knight for tactical reasons).
+1
recat88 wrote:
... there is no actual point of choosing anything over the Queen..
Why would I settle for a Toyota over a Lambo? Other than bming your opponents or practicing the knight rook checkmate pattern there is no actual point of choosing anything over the Queen. We need to make an official change to this asap.