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promotion

in chess, the mandatory immediate replacement of a pawn reaching its 8th rank by the player's choice of a queen, knight, rook, or bishop of the same color
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promotion

Summary

promotion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,011 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • promotion is a type of chess move[2].
  • promotion is part of rules of chess[3].
  • promotion is part of chess terminology[4].
  • promotion's sport is recorded as chess[5].
  • promotion's facet of is recorded as pawn[6].
  • promotion's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://chess.stackexchange.com/tags/pawn-promotion[7].
  • promotion's Portable Game Notation is recorded as =[8].
  • promotion's Portable Game Notation is recorded as =Q[9].
  • promotion's Portable Game Notation is recorded as =R[10].
  • promotion's Portable Game Notation is recorded as =B[11].
  • promotion's Portable Game Notation is recorded as =N[12].

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Definition and Type

promotion is a type of chess move[2].

Use and Application

Part of include rules of chess[3] and chess terminology[4].

Why It Matters

promotion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,011 views/month).[1] promotion has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] promotion is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). promotion. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/promotion
MLA “promotion.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/promotion.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_promotion_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{promotion}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/promotion}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 11d ago · Infovarius · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Sport → chess
    Part of → rules of chess, chess terminology
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q139799425]]"
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