The Saavedra position is one of the best known chess endgame studies. It is named after the Spanish priest Rev. Fernando Saavedra (1849–1922), who, while living in Glasgow in the late 19th century, spotted a win in a position previously thought to have been a draw. The solution is a famous example of a necessary underpromotion (a promotion of a pawn to a piece other than a queen).
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