𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.world to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 6 months agoThat en passant was hot. Be my queen.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down14
arrow-up1446arrow-down1imageThat en passant was hot. Be my queen.lemmy.world𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.world to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareeerongal@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up29·6 months 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-up24·6 months agoThere are some situations where promoting to a Queen would result in a stalemate
minus-squaredivineslayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·6 months 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”