Pawn Promotion Turns the Endgame 🏆

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See this pawn promotion transform the endgame into win! In this chess.com clip, a humble pawn advance cannot be stopped and ends up queening and turning the tables. Such endgames demonstrate why promotion is one of the strongest tactics when playing chess. Don't forget to like, leave your comments, and subscribe for additional blitz tactics, checkmates, and excellent chess shorts! ♟️🔥

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What is Pawn Promotion?
Promoting a pawn is one of the main goals of chess during an endgame. The mere threat of promoting can be a significant advantage for the player who is familiar with this strategy. Here is all you need to know about pawn promotion.

How and Why must Pawn Promotion?
Pawn promotion occurs when a pawn reaches the farthest rank from its original square the eighth rank for White and first rank for Black. When this happens, the player can replace the pawn for a queen, a rook, a bishop, or a knight. Most of the time, players promote a pawn to a queen, which is popularly known as "queening the pawn." After one player promotes a pawn, the other player has to move (unless they are checkmated, of course).

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Moves:
1... Rh8 2. Rd4 Rh4 3. Rxf4 Rxf4 4. exf4 Kb3 5. f5 Kc4 6. f6 Kd5 7. f7 Ke6 8. f8=Q

Moves Analysis:
1... Rh8 - Good.
2. Rd4 Rh4 - Good, Inaccuracy.
3. Rxf4 Rxf4 - Good, Mistake.
4. exf4 Kb3 - Best, Excellent.
5. f5 Kc4 - Best, Excellent.
6. f6 Kd5 - Best, Excellent.
7. f7 Ke6 - Best, Excellent.
8. f8=Q - Best.

Tactic:
• Pawn Promotion

FEN Files:
rq3rk1/p4ppp/8/6Q1/4R3/3P4/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 4 2
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• chess.com
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• endgame tactic
• brilliant moves
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