Definitions
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- noun Insufficient
promotion (of goods, services, employees, etc.). - noun chess
Promotion of apawn to apiece other than aqueen .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Jaeger added that it's not just a question of underpromotion, it's also a measure of not having access to the same tools that The Big N does.
Joystiq 2010
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Jaeger added that it's not just a question of underpromotion, it's also a measure of not having access to the same tools that The Big N does.
Joystiq 2010
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Much of the blame for the underpromotion, he said, lay with the previous administration and its preference for youth and fashion over heritage.
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Jaeger added that it's not just a question of underpromotion, it's also a measure of not having access to the same tools that The Big N does.
Joystiq 2010
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Jaeger added that it's not just a question of underpromotion, it's also a measure of not having access to the same tools that The Big N does.
Joystiq 2010
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(Any number of additional bishops of either color on the same color of square due to underpromotion do not affect the situation.) * Mutual agreement - a player may offer a draw to his opponent at any stage of a game, ostensibly with the understanding that an eventual draw by other means is the likely result.
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Jaeger added that it's not just a question of underpromotion, it's also a measure of not having access to the same tools that The Big N does.
Joystiq 2010
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Jaeger added that it's not just a question of underpromotion, it's also a measure of not having access to the same tools that The Big N does.
Joystiq 2010
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Usually players always queen their pawns without giving a proper thought to underpromotion.
ChessBase News 2009
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Having long experienced schedule changes, midseason debuts, and underpromotion, the acclaimed
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