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Habemus Papam
Compiled by cu8sfan
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In honor of late Pope John Paul II and in expectation of a new Pope this collection puts together (under-)promotions to Bishop. The Pope is also Bishop of Rome.


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Marshall vs J Mason, 1902 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0

Promotion to Bishop twice!
Vidmar vs Maroczy, 1932 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 129 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Reshko vs O Kaminsky, 1972 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 71 moves, 1-0

Yanofsky vs Keene, 1974 
(B06) Robatsch, 54 moves, 0-1

Gulko vs Gufeld, 1975 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 1-0

Miles vs Sosonko, 1977
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 35 moves, 1-0

Promotion to Bishop twice!
Fedorowicz vs E Meyer, 1978 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 59 moves, 1-0

Chandler vs A J Mestel, 1981 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

Azmaiparashvili vs Yurtaev, 1983 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1

Piket vs L Riemersma, 1987 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

G Flear vs Short, 1987 
(A90) Dutch, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

M J Schroeder vs I Oren, 1989 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 40 moves, 1-0

Timoshenko vs P Marusenko, 1991 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0

V Salnikov vs A Bezgodov, 1991 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 64 moves, 0-1

Fritz vs Dzindzichashvili, 1993 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 80 moves, 0-1

D Tomic vs F Winzbeck, 1993 
(B83) Sicilian, 44 moves, 1-0

Svidler vs Lutz, 1994 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 76 moves, 1-0

H Spangenberg vs Miles, 1994 
(C28) Vienna Game, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Wisniewski vs S Zawadzki, 2001
(A04) Reti Opening, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

H Reddmann vs D Rogozenco, 2001 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 107 moves, 1/2-1/2

P Benkovic vs D Tankosic, 2001
(A94) Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3, 55 moves, 1-0

J Duque vs I Rivera, 2001
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 0-1

M Ghari Zadeh vs A Roghani, 2001
(C14) French, Classical, 37 moves, 0-1

V Malakhov vs E Shaposhnikov, 2001 
(A17) English, 64 moves, 1-0

R Gerber vs F Maurer, 2001
(B83) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

J Pribyl vs Navara, 2002
(B27) Sicilian, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

T Markowski vs Movsesian, 2003
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 57 moves, 1-0

S Bhawoodien vs F Nean, 2003 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 53 moves, 1-0

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