Underpromotion
Pawns may not become queens.
A rook, a bishop or a knight, and nothing else. Promoting to a knight for a fork stops being a curiosity and becomes the plan. Endgames that depend on a new queen simply do not arrive.
- Category
- Endgame
- Rarity
- 3
- Runs on
- Standard
Stars set how often an augment shows up, not how strong it is. Rare ones swing the game, and that is the point.
See it on the board
Dashed squares are where the legal moves differ from ordinary chess. Click one.
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