11 Jan 08
I cannot promote my pawn. I am trying to play ab8=N but that interface will not allow me -- it just flashes. How do I do this?Game 4471002
11 Jan 08
Originally posted by Guardian911Make your move, hit move. You should have an option to pick what you want to promote to, you don't always promote to a Queen, you have a choice. If it kicks you to the list, go back into that game and you should have a screen asking what you want to promote to.
I cannot promote my pawn. I am trying to play ab8=N but that interface will not allow me -- it just flashes. How do I do this?Game 4471002
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11 Jan 08
Originally posted by Guardian911Beautiful checkmate!
I cannot promote my pawn. I am trying to play ab8=N but that interface will not allow me -- it just flashes. How do I do this?Game 4471002
11 Jan 08
lol, i was gonna ask why you actualy have the option to choose anything else then queen to promote, but i guess that game explained it^^
but still, you can allso promote to a runner/thing that goes sideways, (wtf is that piece called anyway?) why would you do that? queen has the same option to go sideways, but is just better...?
11 Jan 08
Originally posted by zozozozoRunner = bishop
lol, i was gonna ask why you actualy have the option to choose anything else then queen to promote, but i guess that game explained it^^
but still, you can allso promote to a runner/thing that goes sideways, (wtf is that piece called anyway?) why would you do that? queen has the same option to go sideways, but is just better...?
Thing that goes sideways = rook
Sometimes promoting to a queen would lead to a stalemate. And sometimes it's just fun to underpromote. 😉
11 Jan 08
Originally posted by zozozozoAh, sorry, I thought you were talking about two different pieces. I don't know the Dutch names for the chess pieces, but in German and Norwegian, the bishop (the piece that moves diagonally) is called a "Läufer" or "løper", i.e. a "runner", so I thought that was probably the case in Dutch as well. The rook is called "Turm" in German and "tårn" in Norwegian, i.e. "tower", as you say.
of course! stalemate, i know that rule😛
why is the bishop called a runner? when i said sideways runner i ment the rooks, never the bishop, and isnt it called a tower btw? the bishop? Translated from dutch to english it is lol.