Has anyone ever in an actual chess game promoted to a minor piece
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There are certain positions where it is ideal, either to avoid a draw or for checkmate, but I can't remember ever doing it! Just wondering. *doing it to play with your opponent doesn't count X/
I had a bishop and a pawn. and i decided to promote my pawn to a bishop. (to checkmate with 2 bishops).
Then i realized that both of my bishops were on the dark squares.
RIP- my game...
I promoted to a knight, at least, twice for checks in a position I desperately need them. Aside from that, I've promoted to rooks instead of queens many times, but that was just being fancy with no real necessity.
Jul 11, 2017
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#5
Some kids don't resign and play to checkmate. Quite often, when they lose, their opponents promote to a lot of bishops and knights to be funny.
Jul 11, 2017
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#7
There are positions where it is checkmate with a knight promotion but not a queen.....
In an end game a promoted rook is far better than a queen, less chance of a stalemate. A knight when warranted, a bishop rarely.
Jul 11, 2017
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#12
In simuls, when I get the chance, I promote to a B+N ending at least once to show my students how to perform the mate.
LM_player that was funny!
Jul 11, 2017
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#14
yeah, bishop and knight is the toughest one....have to Sheppard the King to the side of the board....I had to take a few draws on that one due to time....takes like 15+ moves or so if the other guy knows what he is is doing and starts with King in center....
