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Date: 12 Dec 2007 11:14:52
From: KDP
Subject: endgame, stalemate or checkmate?
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my opponents King is on b8, my Queen is holding the King there on d7
and I'm getting ready to promote a pawn g7 to g8. when i promote the
pawn is the resulting position checkmate (i'm thinking yes) since the
K wasnt in check before the move and now is, or is it a stalemate? I
realize this should be an easy question but i somethimes get them
confused. thanks in advance.
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Date: 13 Dec 2007 11:46:00
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: endgame, stalemate or checkmate?
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KDP <[email protected] > wrote:
> my opponents King is on b8, my Queen is holding the King there on d7
> and I'm getting ready to promote a pawn g7 to g8. when i promote
> the pawn is the resulting position checkmate (i'm thinking yes)
> since the K wasnt in check before the move and now is, or is it a
> stalemate?
It's checkmate. Your move isn't complete until you've placed the new
queen on the board at g8. That queen gives check so, unless your
opponent can capture on g8 or place a piece between f8 and c8, it's
checkmate. In other words, if you imagine you already had a queen on
g7 and moving that queen to g8 would be checkmate, then promoting a
pawn to a queen on g8 is also mate.
Dave.
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erotic!
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Date: 24 Dec 2007 16:13:35
From: SAT W-7
Subject: Re: endgame, stalemate or checkmate?
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Yes checkmate , my Ivan computer did that to me , promoted a pawn to
a queen and i was in checkmate......
I played well but not well enough ...i never play well enough to
win...ha ha
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Date: 12 Dec 2007 15:54:32
From: Stephan Bird
Subject: Re: endgame, stalemate or checkmate?
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On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:14:52 -0800 in
e88dddfc-b495-4e5e-975a-9ca50cf8af18@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com, KDP
<[email protected] > wrote:
> my opponents King is on b8, my Queen is holding the King there on d7 and
> I'm getting ready to promote a pawn g7 to g8. when i promote the pawn
> is the resulting position checkmate (i'm thinking yes) since the K
> wasnt in check before the move and now is, or is it a stalemate? I
> realize this should be an easy question but i somethimes get them
> confused. thanks in advance.
From the position you've described, it's probably checkmate on promotion,
unless you have something that can move to a square between c8 and f8 to
interpose. I'm also assuming you're looking at promoting to a queen or a
rook (as you can also promote to a bishop or a knight if you want)
Stephan
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Stephan Bird MChem(Hons) AMRSC
Currently in Caernarfon, Wales
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