An Allumwandlung (German for “complete promotion”, sometimes shortened to AUW) is a chess problem where, at some stage in the solution, a pawn (or sometimes pawns) is promoted variously to a Knight, Bishop, Rook and Queen, in fairy chess, possibly to fairy pieces.
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Quotes of the Day
I still think people can learn at any age – I’m actually sure about that. It’s just that the ceiling is lower for how far you want to go.
Magnus Carlsen 2016
You can’t look too annoyed or they’ll look for the mistake you’ve made. A lot of the time it’s about looking for these opportunities and if you give them a clue, the good players will find it.
Magnus Carlsen 2016
In the 70s Karpov was a darling of the Politburo or the political elite. So Kramnik is now. Just like the old days. But at least Karpov, unlike him, played in and won qualifying matches.
Veselin Topalov
Maybe I had something of Capablanca. Why should I prepare when I have ideas?
Svetozar Gligoric 1989 NIC
After an upsetting defeat the best psychology for the next game is a placid draw
Dr. Vidmar
