to a queen, the most powerful piece. Promotion to a queen is known as queening, while promotion to any other piece is known as underpromotion. Reasons for underpromotion include tactical positions involving a knight check, and avoiding stalemate.

Strategy

Pawn structure

The pawn structure, the configuration of pawns on the chessboard, determines the strategic flavor of a game. While other pieces can usually

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