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drdos7
EndgameEnthusiast2357 wrote:

I like how that one is so much more realistic than the still undefeated 8 knight promotions puzzle. It looks like a blitz game where white tried to ram the queenside with everything but got careless and let that e pawn through, or mouseslipped and forgot to to move the king to f1, but still managed to pull an obscure mate out of it lol

Here's one similar to the 8 Knight underpromotions, but with only 7.

White to move and mate in 7:

drdos7

Here is one where it is Black to move, but White to draw using underpromotions to save the game:

drdos7

And here is an underpromotion study, White to play and draw:

EndgameEnthusiast2357

450 is an interesting study, but is that really the only way to draw?

drdos7
EndgameEnthusiast2357 wrote:

450 is an interesting study, but is that really the only way to draw?

The first 3 underpromotions are absolutely necessary, otherwise White gets mated quickly, however if Black varies on move 4 and plays 4...Qb3 then there are no more underpromotions necessary for the draw after 5.Ne7+ Kg5 6.b8=Q would be the move, or simply an immediate 5.b8=Q would work.

e7rook

bishop

BishopTakesH7

An old study of mine I don't recall posting to chess.com.

BishopTakesH7
A random lichess tactic.
EndgameEnthusiast2357

I've seen the first one but they are both still great, thanks!

BishopTakesH7

Found that study I was trying to find a few months ago. Can't annotate right now, but it's definitely the gold standard for underpromotions in my opinion.

BishopTakesH7

An incredible lichess tactic.

EndgameEnthusiast2357

That is about as realistic as you can get with a middlegame Underpromotion! Definitely adding that to my stockfish list.

Nyutixbrother
EndgameEnthusiast2357

That's a nice one, and so simple too!

Nyutixbrother

Modifed from a real game

Ghass2015
MATE IN 11, 2 promotions, one to a bishop, one to a queen.
BishopTakesH7

Not sure if I've posted this one.

Winnie_kitty_girl

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e7rook
EndgameEnthusiast2357

That a really nice simple bishop underpromotion one, adding that to my stockfish collection!