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Promoting a Pawn

I never knew that you could have two queens at the same time. I'm playing a game at the moment where I have a very good chance of winning my opposing player has already got a queen and just about to promote a pawn which I could have taken earlier, which I hesitated thinking it would only be promoted to a piece they have lost. Now my opposing player has got two queens on the board at once. I have never seen this or ever played a game like this. Could somebody tell me if this is normal and happens in real chess.

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  • 3 years ago

    Interrobang

    9 queens, Bobee, if you don't lose the original! ;-)

    Yes Paul, according to the rules, a pawn can be promoted to any piece (except another king).  You can find some extreme examples with five (!) queens on the board at once at http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/records/records.htm  Enjoy!

  • 3 years ago

    BobeeFissure

    Actually, you can have 8 Queens! I have had two in several games.  When I learned to play sets only had one queen, so we would turn a rook upside down for a second queen.

  • 3 years ago

    penguinposse

    If you want a fun game, play against the computer on a low level (the chess that comes installed with Vista) and conserve your pawns. See if you can end the game with 8-9 pawns, ultimately covering every square on the board.

    ..what...I get bored in class sometimes...

  • 3 years ago

    darkknight23

    Yes, it is legal and happens occasionally. Some chess sets come with extra queens just for this reason. Pawns can promote to queens, rooks, bishops, or knights regardless of what pieces have already been captured.

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