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PromoChess. Everything but the king can power up. Mix of Japanese/Western/fairy pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
John Lawson wrote on Tue, May 20, 2003 03:37 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
I'm not sure a King should be promoted.  If it gets out seven ranks, I'd
assume one of two things is going on:

It's getting chased all over the board by the opponent.  The opponent
probably deserves to win, so why make it harder?

It's advancing despite the best the opponent can do.  Why are you fooling
around with your King?  Put that effort into mating or gaining a winning
material advantage.