Remix.run Logo
ASUfool 10 months ago

Could one have two white bishops after promoting a pawn?

umanwizard 10 months ago | parent | next [-]

Yes it's theoretically possible to have two light-squared bishops due to promotions but so exceedingly rare that I think most professional chess players will go their whole career without ever seeing that happen.

da_chicken 10 months ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Outside of playing a game for piece value? No, not really.

In this case, of course, someone moved their bishop from black to white and their opponent didn't catch it until awhile later.

IanCal 10 months ago | parent | prev [-]

Promoting to anything other than a queen is rare, and I expect the next most common is to a knight. Promoting to a bishop, while possible, is going to be extremely rare.