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Pawn Promotion
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Fischwitsch
Feb 26, 2020
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When a pawn reaches the end of the board it promotes, which means it turns into another piece. You can promote to a knight, bishop, rook or queen. Since queens are the most powerful piece, that is by far the most common choice.
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