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Following 1...Kf6 2.f8=Q+ Kxg6, the checkmate will take more than three moves to achieve and therefore does not meet the stated conditions of the chess problem.
331:(White's first move) is 1.f7, and depending on how Black defends, White promotes to either a queen, a rook, a bishop or a knight on move two. The lines are: 488: 432: 423: 328: 306: 481: 260: 507: 355:
can be understood by considering what happens if White promotes to a queen no matter what Black plays:
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may appear if both pawns are spotted in an individual problem, corresponding one another.
296:. Allumwandlung's main requirement is promotion, either a white pawn or a black pawn. A 458: 385: 352: 293: 289: 501: 418: 281: 269: 285: 273: 297: 360: 319:
The diagram shows a chess problem with Allumwandlung composed by
450: 264:, German for "complete promotion", sometimes abbreviated 462: 28: 323:and first published in 1905. White to move and 363:, as black no longer has a legal move to play. 272:theme where, at some stage in the solution, a 482: 8: 489: 475: 427:(2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. 376: 122: 386:"Allumwandlung by Siegfried Hornecker" 359:After 1...exf4 or 1...exd4 2.f8=Q is 259: 150: 143: 136: 129: 115: 108: 101: 94: 87: 80: 73: 64: 7: 447: 445: 14: 457:This chess-related article is a 449: 149: 142: 135: 128: 121: 114: 107: 100: 93: 86: 79: 72: 66: 335:1... e4 2. f8=Q any 3. Qe7/Qf6# 1: 424:The Oxford Companion to Chess 347:1... Kf6 2. f8=N exd4 3. Rf7# 344:1... exd4 2. f8=B Kf6 3. Ra6# 341:1... exf4 2. f8=R Kd6 3. Rf6# 461:. You can help Knowledge by 338:1... Kd6 2. f8=Q Kc6 3. Qc5# 529: 444: 351:The importance of White's 302: 421:(1992). "Allumwandlung". 309:to describe chess moves. 276:(or sometimes pawns) is 261:[ˈalʊmˌvandlʊŋ] 384:Hornecker, Siegfried. 16:Chess problem theme 307:algebraic notation 305:This article uses 470: 469: 248: 247: 520: 491: 484: 477: 453: 446: 438: 401: 400: 398: 396: 390:chessproblem.net 381: 263: 153: 152: 146: 145: 139: 138: 132: 131: 125: 124: 118: 117: 111: 110: 104: 103: 97: 96: 90: 89: 83: 82: 76: 75: 70: 69: 29: 528: 527: 523: 522: 521: 519: 518: 517: 498: 497: 496: 495: 442: 435: 413: 405: 404: 394: 392: 383: 382: 378: 373: 353:underpromotions 317: 312: 311: 310: 280:variously to a 253: 252: 251: 155: 154: 147: 140: 133: 126: 119: 112: 105: 98: 91: 84: 77: 67: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 526: 524: 516: 515: 510: 508:Chess problems 500: 499: 494: 493: 486: 479: 471: 468: 467: 454: 440: 439: 433: 419:Whyld, Kenneth 403: 402: 375: 374: 372: 369: 368: 367: 364: 349: 348: 345: 342: 339: 336: 316: 313: 304: 303: 250:Mate in three 249: 246: 245: 243: 240: 237: 234: 231: 228: 225: 222: 219: 216: 215: 212: 208: 207: 204: 200: 199: 196: 192: 191: 188: 184: 183: 180: 176: 175: 172: 168: 167: 164: 160: 159: 156: 148: 141: 134: 127: 120: 113: 106: 99: 92: 85: 78: 71: 65: 63: 59: 58: 56: 53: 50: 47: 44: 41: 38: 35: 32: 27: 19: 18: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 525: 514: 511: 509: 506: 505: 503: 492: 487: 485: 480: 478: 473: 472: 466: 464: 460: 455: 452: 448: 443: 436: 434:0-19-280049-3 430: 426: 425: 420: 416: 415:Hooper, David 412: 411: 410: 409: 391: 387: 380: 377: 370: 365: 362: 358: 357: 356: 354: 346: 343: 340: 337: 334: 333: 332: 330: 326: 325:mate in three 322: 314: 308: 301: 299: 295: 291: 287: 283: 279: 275: 271: 270:chess problem 267: 262: 257: 256:Allumwandlung 244: 241: 238: 235: 232: 229: 226: 223: 220: 218: 217: 213: 210: 209: 205: 202: 201: 197: 194: 193: 189: 186: 185: 181: 178: 177: 173: 170: 169: 165: 162: 161: 157: 61: 60: 57: 54: 51: 48: 45: 42: 39: 36: 33: 31: 30: 24: 23: 463:expanding it 456: 441: 422: 408:Bibliography 407: 406: 393:. Retrieved 389: 379: 350: 324: 318: 265: 255: 254: 20: 513:Chess stubs 395:25 November 298:Babson task 502:Categories 371:References 321:Niels Høeg 22:Niels Høeg 361:stalemate 329:key move 278:promoted 25:, 1905 315:Example 268:) is a 431:  327:. The 294:knight 292:, and 290:bishop 282:queen 459:stub 429:ISBN 397:2013 286:rook 274:pawn 266:AUW 504:: 417:; 388:. 288:, 284:, 490:e 483:t 476:v 465:. 437:. 399:. 258:( 242:h 239:g 236:f 233:e 230:d 227:c 224:b 221:a 214:1 211:1 206:2 203:2 198:3 195:3 190:4 187:4 182:5 179:5 174:6 171:6 166:7 163:7 158:8 62:8 55:h 52:g 49:f 46:e 43:d 40:c 37:b 34:a

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"Allumwandlung by Siegfried Hornecker"
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