Is there any game that, when you promoted, you didn't promote it into a queen?

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goldendot

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?

BuvSose218

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.

IAmPomi

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.

sndeww

yes but I don't remember

chesschesskid

no underpromotions for me

Chef-KOdAwAri
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
bruhmoment12345555

I promoted to a rook once to checkmate and just for fun

 

 

 

 

 

Potato50012
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.

Potato50012
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

Well then...

NikkiLikeChikki
Those two rooks and a queen are doing what, exactly? Having a smoke?
Potato50012
NikkiLikeChikki wrote:
Those two rooks and a queen are doing what, exactly? Having a smoke?

Agreed. That position is highly illogical.

CollinLamptey

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)

bullqueen2016
Something I would always promote a queen every time my uncle promote three queens, and I got destroyed it
CollinLamptey
bullqueen2016 escribió:
Something I would always promote a queen every time my uncle promote three queens, and I got destroyed it

You get destroyed in every game you have recorded in your chess.com account