Rules & Special Moves  ·  Lesson 31 of 92

A New Queen

Push your pawn to the final rank and promote. You may choose ANY piece — 99% of the time you'll want the queen.

Find the winning move

Show the solution

Promotion! A pawn that goes the distance becomes a queen. You can even have two or more queens at once.

Watch it play out

The position, then the answer.

Practise this on a live board

This lesson is one of 92 in the Grandmaster Academy — every one playable, with the pieces moving under your hand.

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