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Originally posted by WulebgrYeah, underpromote to a rook, easy mate. Promote to a queen, its a stalemate.
This position is a standard training position.
Black to move. Checkmate in two.
[fen]8/8/8/8/8/2k5/K1p5/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]
So what would be the ruling if a person pushed a pawn to the last rank and just hit the clock (OTB tournament) without saying what it is promoted to?
Originally posted by sonhouseThe opponent should hit the clock again, saying nothing (or saying, you have not completed your move--perhaps handing the player a queen), and wait.
Yeah, underpromote to a rook, easy mate. Promote to a queen, its a stalemate.
So what would be the ruling if a person pushed a pawn to the last rank and just hit the clock (OTB tournament) without saying what it is promoted to?
Originally posted by WulebgrI've done that, too. Sometimes, your position is so dominant, it's fun to underpromote just to underline how badly they've been owned. One guy got really pissed off when I promoted to R, even though I mated him 2 moves later. He claimed if I did that "in real life", I'd get my ass kicked. LOL
It was an act of perversion, perhaps, but a bishop is sufficient, so ...
white to move
[fen]5r2/1R1PkB1p/4P3/3R4/5P2/p4PK1/1r5P/8 w - - 0 33[/fen]