[Retros] linguistic hole

[Theodore Hwa]

Now, somebody just needs to compose a problem involving 7 Horcruxes, and 
the composition could be entitled "Voldemort" :)

Ted

On Wed, 20 Jan 2010, andrew buchanan wrote:

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> So here's how it would work. When a promotion occurs, it is into one of 

> 5 types (there are 2 "flavours of bishop"). If that type results in the 

> number of pieces of that type still being within the limit (2 for R,N; 1 

> for Q,B,B'), then the promotion is a Phoenix. If the number of pieces of 

> that type would exceed the limit, then the promotion is what to a 

> "Horcrux". Note that a Horcrux is a darker concept than a Phoenix, 

> because a Horcrux brings us, at least at that stage in the game, in a 

> state of violation of the promoted material convention. Blood must 

> usually be spilled, mark my words, before the game is out! A Phoenix has 

> no such baggage.