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2017 Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour: Day 3 Recap

Caleb Denby shows instances of underpromotion, where the best move is to promote a pawn to something other than a queen. Although rare, promoting to a queen in these situations could lose you points.

2017.06.27
Aranov vs Anatoly Karpov, Cheliabinsk (1962)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067339
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Hikaru Nakamura, Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz) (2017)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1879525
D08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin counter-gambit, Lasker trap
Peter Svidler vs Vladimir Malakhov, World Cup (2009): D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 4.Nc3
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1565688