In the middle of a game, my opponent got his pawn to my side of the board bottom when he would normally redeem his pawn for a queen if I had taken it, but he still had his queen so he got another one. I didn't know that was permissible! Is it in fact accepted in the rules of chess that you can have 2 queens of the same color on the board at once?
Originally posted by EliGraceandDadYes, of course. All the better for his king 😉 Unless he made lesbian queens that is...
In the middle of a game, my opponent got his pawn to my side of the board bottom when he would normally redeem his pawn for a queen if I had taken it, but he still had his queen so he got another one. I didn't know that was permissible! Is it in fact accepted in the rules of chess that you can have 2 queens of the same color on the board at once?
Crazy thing is I've been playing for close to 30 years now and never knew that rule. Just imagine the other ones I don't know? Seems kinda silly to have more than 1 queen, you ought to be able to win the doggone game with just the 1 you started with! Although playing against some of you guys, I need all the qQueens I can get!
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Originally posted by EliGraceandDad-when you have no legal moves but your king is not threatened, position is called a stalemate (=draw)
Just imagine the other ones I don't know?
-when you checkmate the enemy king, you win the game.
-when you have only your king left on the board, you can not win the game anymore.
-player with white pieces makes the first move. Black moves right after white`s first move.
-no, you are not allowed to capture your own pieces.
Originally posted by JusuhI can't capture my own pieces! Why not? They're mine aren't they?
-when you have no legal moves but your king is not threatened, position is called a stalemate (=draw)
-when you checkmate the enemy king, you win the game.
-when you have only your king left on the board, you can not win the game anymore.
-player with white pieces makes the first move. Black moves right after white`s first move.
-no, you are not allowed to capture your own pieces.
Originally posted by amir1No, but I heard another funny story about a game between two famous chessplayers (I don't remember who it was) in which one of the players, being in time trouble, took the wrong queen (i.e. the opponent's colour) when queening, and the other player happily accepted this unexpected gift and moved with his new queen on the next move.
If I recall a funny story, Seirawan once tried to 'queen' another King when playing a simul. as a child.
Anyone familiar with the details?
Originally posted by Nordlysalthough that made me laugh. it wouldn't be a legal move would it?
No, but I heard another funny story about a game between two famous chessplayers (I don't remember who it was) in which one of the players, being in time trouble, took the wrong queen (i.e. the opponent's colour) when queening, and the other player happily accepted this unexpected gift and moved with his new queen on the next move.
