In chess, promotion is the replacement of a pawn with a new piece when the pawn is moved to its last rank. The player replaces the pawn immediately with...
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campaign, a promotional campaign Film promotion Promotional recording Radio promotion Promotion (chess), when a pawn reaches the eighth rank Promotion (Germany)...
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The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player...
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more and more valuable the closer it is to securing a queen promotion for another example. Chess evolved over time from its earliest versions in India and...
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The rook (/rʊk/; ♖, ♜) is a piece in the game of chess. It may move any number of squares horizontally or vertically without jumping, and it may capture...
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The pawn (♙, ♟) is the most numerous and weakest piece in the game of chess. It may move one square directly forward, it may move two squares directly...
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Chess is a board game for two players. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games such as xiangqi...
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the standard method for recording and describing the moves in a game of chess. It is based on a system of coordinates to uniquely identify each square...
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The queen (♕, ♛) is the most powerful piece in the game of chess. It can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally or diagonally, combining...
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Indian chess is the name given to regional variations of chess played in India in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is distinct from chaturanga. There are...
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