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Joined 04 Apr '20 Moves 1239 Just a minor concept I came up with once. A "major promotion" is when a pawn makes it to the last rank and promotes to a piece.
A "minor promotion" occurs any time a pawn captures towards the center, thus becoming a more valuable pawn.
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Joined 27 Jun '16 Moves 3085 @tchessaikovsky said
Just a minor concept I came up with once. A "major promotion" is when a pawn makes it to the last rank and promotes to a piece.
A "minor promotion" occurs any time a pawn captures towards the center, thus becoming a more valuable pawn.So, if a pawn captures towards the center and makes it to the 7th rank it becomes a... "Major - Minor"? 😏
Joined 04 Apr '20 Moves 1239
Joined 12 Jul '08 Moves 13814 Taking to the center is not always the best thing to do.
Perhaps a pawn's power is better decided by the rest of the board.
Joined 20 May '17 Moves 15786 I've always thought there should be some special term for a pawn on the 7th rank...
Joined 12 Jul '08 Moves 13814 @ogb said
I've always thought there should be some special term for a pawn on the 7th rank...Black?
Joined 18 Jan '07 Moves 12466 @mchill said
So, if a pawn captures towards the center and makes it to the 7th rank it becomes a... "Major - Minor"? 😏A Catch-22 pawn?
Joined 04 Apr '20 Moves 1239 For sure, a rook pawn that makes a capture is quite a "promoted" pawn since it can now capture on two squares instead of one.
I'm thinking about pawns that capture towards the four center squares or the secondary center squares or occupy one of those squares as being more empowered pawns.
The Stacks
Joined 21 Aug '09 Moves 113581 @eladar said
Black?I gave this a "thumbs up" earlier, but I have to say that it made me have to explain to my wife why I was laughing.
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Joined 20 May '17 Moves 15786 The post that was quoted here has been removed yes that seems to be on the right track..maybe Heir Apparent for a pawn on the 7th rank ?
Isle of Misfit Toys
Joined 08 Aug '03 Moves 36669 The post that was quoted here has been removed Could it be a Black Princess?
Of course it could.
Isle of Misfit Toys
Joined 08 Aug '03 Moves 36669 @ogb said
yes that seems to be on the right track..maybe Heir Apparent for a pawn on the 7th rank ?I like Princess better.
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Joined 06 May '08 Moves 42492 Yes a princess pawn is good (I'll use that sometime in the future.)
However, what about under promotion. A Serf Pawn if it becomes Knight,
a Cleric Pawn on the 7th if it promotes to a Bishop and a Rook.....an egg pawn!
Joined 06 Nov '15 Moves 41301 @greenpawn34 said
Yes a princess pawn is good (I'll use that sometime in the future.)
However, what about under promotion. A Serf Pawn if it becomes Knight,
a Cleric Pawn on the 7th if it promotes to a Bishop and a Rook.....an egg pawn!In a world where gender neutrality has gained import, I propose that the name "Queen" contains a "double entendre" and therefore the pawn in question becomes: "The Beard". 🙂
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