Why would you ever promote to a bishop or rook?

A promotion to a rook is occasionally necessary to avoid a draw by immediate stalemate that would occur if the promotion was to a queen. Promotion to a bishop almost never occurs in practical play (about one game in 33,000). Some chess sets come with an extra queen of each color to use for promoted pawns.

When would you promote to a bishop?

Promotion: Bishop A bishop promotion is rarely done, since a queen can also move as a bishop. Usually, promotion to a bishop is done to avoid stalemate. A rook or queen promotion will result in stalemate (bishop would be pinned), while a knight promotion will end in a draw (1…

What should you promote your pawn to?

The Pawn can be promoted into any piece except a King or another Pawn. As shown in the diagram, Pawns are usually promoted to Queens, because the Queen is the most powerful piece. In some rare cases, called ‘underpromotion’, the Pawn is promoted to a Knight, a Bishop, or a Rook. It’s Black’s move.

Can you promote a pawn to a third rook?

No, a Pawn must be promoted to a Knight, Bishop, Rook, or Queen.

Can multiple pawns be promoted?

More than one pawn can be promoted in chess. Not only can pawns of each color in a game of chess be promoted, but more than one pawn of a single color may be promoted too. All that is required for a pawn to be promoted is for it to make it onto the final rank of the board, there are no other constraints.

Why would you promote a pawn to a bishop?

Here promotion to a queen is stalemate, while promotion to a bishop allows Black to capture the remaining pawn with a draw by insufficient material.

Where does a promoted pawn start?

Pawn promotion occurs when a pawn reaches the farthest rank from its original square—the eighth rank for White and first rank for Black. When this happens, the player can replace the pawn for a queen, a rook, a bishop, or a knight.

Can we promote a pawn to a pawn?

Because a pawn isn’t a piece, it’s a pawn. Pawns can only move (and capture) forwards. You may as well take the pawn off the board if you’re going to promote it to a pawn, since it would only become a harmless blockade.