pawn promotions should be removed

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what happened?

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MrChatty wrote:
FelixG711 wrote:

OP is simply OP. He does not hold the power if we do not let him.

The OP has not been on chess.com for 8 days, did you lock him in a garage?

B a s e m e n t .

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Hell nah bro
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So you didn't lock it properly because he managed to go online

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TheGreatTurtle_2709 wrote:
Hell nah bro

I'm Vietnamese American. English is my second language.

1. Speaking in a complete sentence. When you say something, tell why you say something.

2. Stop imitating the slang you hear. The "Ebonics" you hear. It makes you look stupid.

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wth are u guys talking?

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MrChatty wrote:
smartboy2390 wrote:

1. It Can Feel Like "Lazy" Game Design
Critics argue that the endgame becomes too focused on a "pawn race." Instead of using complex maneuvers with existing pieces, the goal shifts entirely to running a pawn across the board. This can make the final stage of the game feel repetitive or like a completely different game from the middle stage. 
 
2. The "Overpowered" Queen
Because players almost always promote to a queen, the sudden appearance of the most powerful piece can instantly erase a skill advantage. Someone who played a "perfect" game for 40 moves can lose in an instant just because they missed a single pawn's path, which some find frustrating rather than strategic. 
 
3. It Discourages "Real" Checkmates 
In lower-level play, players often stop trying to find clever checkmates and instead just try to get two or three queens. This "brute force" ending is sometimes seen as "tasteless" or unsporting, especially if a player promotes multiple queens just to taunt an opponent who hasn't resigned yet.
 
4. Historically "Simplified" Strategy
Some historical variants had restricted promotion—for example, you could only promote to a piece that had already been captured. Modern rules allow for multiple queens (up to nine!), which some purists feel is less strategic than having to manage a limited pool of resources.

Is this what Skynet thinks?

????

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My pawn was promoted to CEO of Enron.

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whaaaa...?

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1# bro really typed into ChatGPT. Yo bro can you give me a argument as to why promotion in chess is so garbonzo? Because i keep losing to it. ChatGPT: you su- smartboy2390: now. ChatGPT: this is how you make it bro🔥🔥 And the rest was history. Also jokes exist btw.

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huh?