Not sure of the rule here - but when you advance a pawn to the end of the board - and it is replaced by another Queen piece.....does it take place on the same square? immediately? what if another opposition piece is covering this square - can the new queen be immediately taken?
I have an example of this in my current game...with my pawn ready to either take opponent's bishop or simply advance forward one....
if anyone can assist me to understand - that would be appreciated
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Commenting on games in progress is forbidden in the forums. I think I can clarify the rule for you though. When a pawn reaches the 8th rank (your opponents back row) it MUST be promoted. The promotion happens immediately upon the pawn's arrival at the new square, ie: pawn from a7 turns into Queen on a8, that's 1 move. It doesn't matter how the pawn reaches the square, by straightforward advance, or by diagonal capture. The pawn must become any other piece besides a King, it doesn't have to be a queen, and there are rare instances when it is advantageous to make it something else, this is called under-promoting. The advance and promotion constitute 1 move. Therefore, after you make your new Queen (or whatever else), your opponent may immediately take back with any other piece that aims at the promotion square.