𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.world to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoThat en passant was hot. Be my queen.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1454arrow-down15
arrow-up1449arrow-down1imageThat en passant was hot. Be my queen.lemmy.world𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.world to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareeerongalAlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·2 years agoYou can actually promote a pawn to any other piece as well (rook, bishop, knight, etc.), this is known as underpromotion. It’s mostly a “why would you ever do that?” thing, though.
minus-squareShadowAndFlame@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·2 years agoThere are some situations where promoting to a Queen would result in a stalemate
minus-squaredivineslayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 years agoOr possibly promoting to knight would give you checkmate where queen wouldn’t.
You can actually promote a pawn to any other piece as well (rook, bishop, knight, etc.), this is known as underpromotion. It’s mostly a “why would you ever do that?” thing, though.
There are some situations where promoting to a Queen would result in a stalemate
Or to humiliate your opponent
Or possibly promoting to knight would give you checkmate where queen wouldn’t.
That’s why they said “at most”