I promoted into a knight. There was checkmate in 1 if I did it in a knight, the king was completely trapped. If I did it into a queen, it would just elongate the game. Sometimes I also do it just to have fun.
Is there any game that, when you promoted, you didn't promote it into a queen?
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When there's no more pieces in the board, I like promoting to a rook. I personally find the rook+king checkmate funnier than the queen+king checkmate.
no underpromotions for me
Aug 10, 2020
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#6
Under promotions to knight and rook is fairly uncommon and almost always done to prevent stalemate - but under promotion to BISHOP is often called the rarest move on chess. In fact there only a couple of examples from mater play:
https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/the-rarest-chess-move-underpromoting-to-a-bishop
https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/the-rarest-chess-move-underpromoting-to-a-bishop
I promoted to a rook once to checkmate and just for fun
goldendot wrote:
When a pawn promotes, I know that the majority of chess players will turn it into a queen. But does any of you have games to share when you didn't promote it into a queen? It'll be very interesting. And also why didn't you promote it into a queen?
I had a game once where it was glitching, and I could only promote to bishops... So I made three bishops and won that way.
Here it is:
https://www.chess.com/daily/game/271391092
I was SO annoyed by that glitch.
Lenudan wrote:
Under promotions to knight and rook is fairly uncommon and almost always done to prevent stalemate - but under promotion to BISHOP is often called the rarest move on chess. In fact there only a couple of examples from mater play:
https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/the-rarest-chess-move-underpromoting-to-a-bishop
https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/the-rarest-chess-move-underpromoting-to-a-bishop
Well then...
Sep 20, 2020
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#10
Those two rooks and a queen are doing what, exactly? Having a smoke?
NikkiLikeChikki wrote:
Those two rooks and a queen are doing what, exactly? Having a smoke?
Agreed. That position is highly illogical.
May 20, 2025
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#12
Well... I have an irl game where I promoted 3 knights and checkmated with them to disrespect my opponent (he was a friend of mine)
May 20, 2025
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#13
Something I would always promote a queen every time my uncle promote three queens, and I got destroyed it
When a pawn promotes, I know that the majority of chess players will turn it into a queen. But does any of you have games to share when you didn't promote it into a queen? It'll be very interesting. And also why didn't you promote it into a queen?