Chess Question Challenge?

[FirefightnRick]

So what else is there to do after all the rest of the things to do, has been done, while locked up inside the damn house becuase it's Phillipines-like outside? Play chess.

And that leads to my question.

Usually, when a pawn is promoted after it reaches the opponents side of the board it is exchanged for a queen. But what if I want a bishop instead, but the final space which the pawn landed on is the same color square that the other Bishop(which I still own) is sitting on? Having two Bishops on the same shade of square doesn't do me much good. Any suggestions as to how to get the newly acquired pawn back onto the opposite shade?

Rick

[Mean Green 93-98]

Why would you exchange a pawn for a bishop? A queen can make every move that a bishop can, plus vertical and horizontal. But since I am presuming that this is after the fact, I think you're stuck with two bishops on the same color. Life can be a bitter pill to swallow at times.

[FirefightnRick]

Why would you exchange a pawn for a bishop? A queen can make every move that a bishop can, plus vertical and horizontal. But since I am presuming that this is after the fact, I think you're stuck with two bishops on the same color. Life can be a bitter pill to swallow at times.

Thanks for the response MG. As for what I would do, I wouldn't exchange a pawn for a bishop in most cases, it was simply the one piece lost, and before asking and looking up the answer, I did not know you could exchange for a second queen. In fact, I didn't know until yesterday that you could have up to 9 queens if you wanted them. There are so many rules in chess I never knew about, but am learning. And the rules state you can exchange for any other piece other than another King or a Pawn. So if you were to exchange for a Bishop I was curious as to what color? It now remains clear that you would simply be stuck with two on the same color. Even though I was not able to directly find it stated so on any of the rules websites.

Thanks in advance for any info anyone here has to offer.

Rick

[Buford_Julep]

Try this rule book in the future.

[FirefightnRick]

Try this rule book in the future.

Thanks BJ, that's one of several that I referenced in looking it up. Interestingly, in looking over all the websites while looking for reference to the original question, I never knew there were offshoot games that others have created utilizing chess?

Rick

[gksmith]

Thanks BJ, that's one of several that I referenced in looking it up. Interestingly, in looking over all the websites while looking for reference to the original question, I never knew there were offshoot games that others have created utilizing chess?

Rick

Learn something new. I always thought it was only promoted to a queen. I did not know you could replace it with any major piece (except king).

I would figure you would want a queen since that is the most powerful piece.

[FirefightnRick]

Learn something new. I always thought it was only promoted to a queen. I did not know you could replace it with any major piece (except king).

I would figure you would want a queen since that is the most powerful piece.

Yes, and I suppose that's why my question(if promoting for a Bishop, must it be that shade of square you landed on for promotion, even though your other Bishiop is also on that same shade?) isn't directly answered as most would promote to a queen, and even if you still have your queen.

Rick

[GrandGreen]

You can technically have two or more black bishops, etc. This does not occur with experienced players because the Queen obviously is the much stronger piece. There have been reported games were the pawn was exchanged for a knight, the one piece a queen can not duplicate its moves. The opponent expecting a queen exchange is ultimately checkmated by the unorthodox move.

[FirefightnRick]

You can technically have two or more black bishops, etc. This does not occur with experienced players because the Queen obviously is the much stronger piece. There have been reported games were the pawn was exchanged for a knight, the one piece a queen can not duplicate its moves. The opponent expecting a queen exchange is ultimately checkmated by the unorthodox move.

Hmm, very interesting.

Rick

[SCREAMING EAGLE-66]

---Can't imagine converting a pawn into a bishop or rook unless it immediately places an opponent into checkmate. .... even then a queen would do the same thing.

[Buford_Julep]

It is possible that a promotion to a Queen would result in a stalemate. Thay would be the only reason to choose a Rook or Bishop.