Piece Drills  ·  Lesson 3 of 92

Promotion

When a pawn reaches the last rank it becomes a queen, rook, bishop or knight. Push to the ★ and promote!

Practise the move

Target square: e8

Watch it play out

The position, then the answer.

The complete guide

This drill is one step. The full write-up — every rule, every pattern, every common mistake — is in the complete guide.

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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