Test position

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brtzsnr
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Test position

Post by brtzsnr »

This is hand crafted position. What does your favorite engine say here? Why isn't the pawn promotion to mate not valid here?

[d]6k1/q1PK1ppp/2PP4/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
mar
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Re: Test position

Post by mar »

maybe because the pawn is pinned to the king?
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Re: Test position

Post by zullil »

brtzsnr wrote:This is hand crafted position. What does your favorite engine say here? Why isn't the pawn promotion to mate not valid here?

[d]6k1/q1PK1ppp/2PP4/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Stockfish says mate-in-24 for Black.

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