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• Pawn (chess) — For other uses, see Pawn (disambiguation). Pawn in the standard Staunton pattern The pawn (♙♟) is the most numerous and (in most circumstances) weakest piece in the game of chess, historically representing infantry, or more particularly armed… …   Wikipedia

• promotion — promotional, adj. /preuh moh sheuhn/, n. 1. advancement in rank or position. 2. furtherance or encouragement. 3. the act of promoting. 4. the state of being promoted. 5. something devised to publicize or advertise a product, cause, institution,… …   Universalium

• promotion — pro mo·tion || prÉ™ məʊʃn n. advancement, furthering, encouragement; initiative, enterprise; aid, assistance; queening, exchange of a pawn for a queen (Chess) …   English contemporary dictionary

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• King and pawn versus king endgame — The chess endgame with a king and a pawn versus a king is one of the most important and fundamental endgames, other than the basic checkmates harvcol|Lasker|1915. It is important to master this endgame, since most other endgames have the… …   Wikipedia

• Queen versus pawn endgame — The chess endgame of a queen versus pawn (with both sides having no other pieces other than the king) is usually an easy win for the side with the queen. However, if the pawn has advanced to its seventh rank it has possibilities of reaching a… …   Wikipedia

• Rules of chess — The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) are rules governing the play of the game of chess. While the exact origins of chess are unclear, modern rules first took form during the Middle Ages. The rules c …   Wikipedia

• Chess — This article is about the Western board game. For other chess games or other uses, see Chess (disambiguation). Chess From left to right: a whit …   Wikipedia

• chess — chess1 /ches/, n. a game played by two persons, each with 16 pieces, on a chessboard. [1150 1200; ME < OF esches, pl. of eschec CHECK1] chess2 /ches/, n., pl. chess, chesses. one of the planks forming the roadway of a floating bridge. [1425 75;… …   Universalium

• Algebraic chess notation — is used to record and describe the moves in a game of chess. It is now standard among all chess organizations and most books, magazines, and newspapers. In English speaking countries, it replaced the parallel system of descriptive chess notation …   Wikipedia