To avoid stalemate
Promoting pawns: but not to a queen
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Rooks are safer when you already have a queen on the board and you are already up on material.
No need to worry aboit stalemate on that board.
A kid showed me that checkmate the first week I played.
If you play poorly, yeah.
I never said you should not promote to a rook with a queen on the board. Not sure about your point.
Arguing just to argue?
I promote to rook to use that checkmate myself. Just make sure the rook is to the side with the king.
Here is one example of underpromotion.
Perhaps if the promotion square is covered by your opponent but you have it counter covered... you could promote to a lesser piece to dissuade your opponent from taking the piece and losing the exchange....