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David Paulowich wrote on Sun, Apr 2, 2023 03:22 PM UTC:

Hi Christine! I strongly resent Grand Chess forbidding any position with "extra pieces" on the board - one example being eleven pieces on one side (not counting pawns). These rules make me feel like I am playing chess with Damocles and we are both sitting with swords suspended over our heads. I am not comforted by any statistics proving that a sword almost never falls - just get me another chair!

Searching ChessBase 2000 for some standard chess games with nine pieces on one side produced: Stefan Fazekas - Norman Littlewood, BCF Championship 1963. The first capture (a pawn) was on move 23. A White Pawn captured a Black Rook on move 26 and promoted to a Queen. Black quickly won the game after White played 28. Rh1 - all three Queens staying on the board until the end. Worth noting: Stockfish calculates 28. fxg4, leading to a White victory.

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 Bg4 5. e3 e5 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Nge7 8. d5 Nb8 9. h3 Bd7 10. b4 O-O 11. Rb1 f5 12. c5 Bf6 13. Nd2 g5 14. e4 Be8 15. Nc4 a6 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Be3 b5 18. Na5 Kh8 19. f3 Rg8 20. Rc1 f4 21. Bf2 Ng6 22. a4 Bd7 23. axb5 Qf8 24. b6 Qh6 25. b7 Bxh3

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26. bxa8=Q Bxg2 27. Kxg2 g4 28. Rh1 gxf3+ 29. Kxf3 Nh4+ 30. Bxh4 Bxh4 31. Rxh4 Qxh4 32. Qg1 Qh3+ 0-1


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