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
“Chess is the struggle against the error.”
Johannes Zukertort
No player, however strong, no member, however large, shall stand above FIDE
Florencio Campomanes
I never make mistakes in chess, I only have hallucinations!
Vlastimil Hort 1987
After losing a game I play the next one better. After losing the 2nd game I play like a lion. After 3 defeats in a row, anyone can beat me!
Eduard Gufeld
Preparation for a world championship was always an arms race, in previous times with books, then with seconds, today with computers.
Vishy Anand 2008
