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Originally Posted by ApK
>>and it is not in a standard notation<<
The notation in the screen shot looks to be standard algebraic notation. What is nonstandard about it?
BTW, I realize it's the rules, and I've heard mention of some odd situations where one might want to choose to promote a pawn to a knight, but why on earth would anyone ever choose a rook or bishop over a queen? That seems rather pointless.
ApK
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While the notation is 'algebraic', it is not even close to being 'standard'. See
Algebraic Chess Notation on Wikipedia.
There are (rare) situations where promoting to a queen would result in stalemate rather than a win, because doing so denies the opposing side the ability to move anything. But the point is, the rules permit a choice of promotion, so the game should allow it.
I imagine they have dumbed things down in an attempt to appeal to a broader audience, and save a few days of programming and testing, but it seems a little lazy and dismissive of those of us who have a less casual interest in chess.