[Retros] Definition of themes in retro-wiki

Joost de Heer joost at sanguis.xs4all.nl
Tue Jun 24 12:13:59 EDT 2008


Nicolas.Dupont at math.univ-lille1.fr schreef:

> Joost said :

>

>> The paradoxicallity of promoting to something that doesn't move is

>> completely lost when that piece moves.

>

> I don't agree. A promoted piece captured by an officer is also paradoxal,

> as it is "invisible".


Yes, it's also paradoxical, but in a totally different way than the
Schnoebelen promotion. A Pronkin is paradoxical too, but you wouldn't
want to call that a 'homecoming Schnoebelen', would you?

Joost



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