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
It isn’t important what comes off the board, but what stays on!
Yasser Seirawan
Looks like I’m going to raise the average age of the field and lower the average rating!
Garry Kasparov 2017
I have often written that Karpov is like an iceberg. Well, Kasparov was the Titanic.
Alexander Roshal
One of the most important things in chess is pattern recognition: the ability to recognise typical themes and images on the board, characteristics of a position and their consequences.
Magnus Carlsen 2010
When I see the Berlin defence, I am almost happy that I am not longer a top player!
Nigel Short 2016
