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"Under-promotion" - deliberately not changing a pawn into a queen is very rare and the unique properties of the knight do matter tactically. Under-promotion not
by alex_stoddard 7y ago
"Under-promotion" - deliberately not changing a pawn into a queen is very rare and the unique properties of the knight do matter tactically. Under-promotion not to a knight can matter because of stalemate. (Most under-promotion is the domain of chess problems rather than games).
https://www.chess.com/article/view/a-guide-to-underpromotion https://www.chess.com/article/view/a-guide-to-underpromotion