| Ken Blake 2005-04-11, 5:59 pm |
| In news:1112645033.921410.242810@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com,
Gunsberg <gunsberg@kasparovchess.com> typed:
quote:
> You seem to think that Burton is interested in finding
> **another**
> instance of "such an underpromotion [to a Bishop]" which is
> "mere
> whimsy" on the part of the Grandmaster.
Yes, but it's more than "seem to think" in this instance. I know
it to be true.
quote:
> I interpreted Burton's query to be a request to ascertain
> whether
> the Kramnik game is the first instance of underpromotion to a
> Bishop in
> a game between Grandmasters. I don't believe that he was
> stipulating
> that the underpromotion to the Bishop also had to be whimsical.
> In
> fact, it is reasonable to infer from Burton's query that he
> was
> interested in games featuring underpromotion to a Bishop, where
> the
> move was NOT **mere** whimsy.
It might be reasonable to infer that, but it happens not to be
the case. I know that from private correspondence with Burton.
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Ken Blake
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