Can there be 2 queens in chess?

Yes, it is perfectly legal to have multiple queens. One can either borrow a Queen from another set or turn a Rook upside down. I've also heard of players using two criss-crossed pawns, lying down to represent a Queen, but have never seen it done outside of a scholastic game or two.
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How many queens are allowed in chess?

The answer is – Yes, you can have two or eight Queens, even have more of your minor chess pieces (Bishop, Rook, Knight) during your chess game. This usually happens in the middle or end game, but sometimes it can also happen in the early game as well.
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Can you have 2 queen?

Can You Have Two Queens in Chess? Yes, a player can have more than one queen on the board using the rule of promotion. Promotion is a rule whereby you can move your pawn to the last row on the opponent's side and convert it to a more powerful piece such as a rook, bishop, knight or Queen.
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Why are there 2 extra queens in chess?

Why do chess sets come with an extra queen? Standard chess sets come with 32 pieces and that includes a single queen for each side. Some chess sets come with 34 pieces, with an extra queen for each color. The extra queens allow for promoted pawns to become queens even when the original queen is still on the board.
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Can you have 9 queens in chess?

Theoretically, it is possible. In practice, it will never happen unless your opponent goes out of their way to let it happen.
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Can a pawn become a queen if you already have a queen?

Players can also promote a pawn to a more powerful piece in play on the board, so it's possible to have a second queen or more (up to nine queens). Once pawn promotion takes place, the opposing player must move unless they are in checkmate.
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How do you mate with two queens?

In short, to checkmate your opponent with 2 Queens agains a sole King:
  1. First, contain the King in a “virtual rectangle” made by one of your Queen.
  2. Move one Queen after another to make the rectangle each time smaller. ...
  3. The easiest mate is a sort of a back rank mate with your 2 Queens.
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Can you have 2 kings in chess?

Standard setup except players each have a second king in place of a queen. A player wins by either checkmating one of his opponent's kings, or by placing both his opponent's kings in check on the same move.
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Can you have 8 queens in chess?

The eight queens puzzle is the problem of placing eight chess queens on an 8×8 chessboard so that no two queens threaten each other; thus, a solution requires that no two queens share the same row, column, or diagonal. There are 92 solutions. The problem was first posed in the mid-19th century.
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What moves are illegal in chess?

List of Illegal Moves
  • Advancing a knight five squares forward on the chessboard.
  • Moving a piece into check.
  • Jumping chess pieces with a bishop.
  • Moving a pawn to its furthest distant rank and then pressing the clock without replacing the pawn with a new piece.
  • Failure to retract an illegal move.
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Can two pawns become queens?

If the Pawn reaches the opposite side of the chessboard, it has the unique ability to promote to another piece. The pawn can become a Queen, Bishop, Rook, or Knight. There are no restrictions to how many pieces of a given type you can have via promotion.
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Is queen vs queen a draw?

Depends on the positioning of both your queen and king. If your king is near your queen where it can find protection it will end in a draw. Depends if there are any skewers or checkmate threats basically. According to Fundamental Chess Endings the side to move first wins 41% of the time.
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Can a queen checkmate a king?

The queen cannot checkmate an enemy king by herself. Instead, the king and queen must work together to finish the game. At this point, there's no need for White to move the queen again until he's ready to checkmate the Black king.
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Is queen vs knight a draw?

The opponent resigned, but in fact it is a draw. So be careful when dealing with knighs, a fork is always looming. Assuming the side with the Q is not about to lose the queen immediately, the side with the knight loses.
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Can a king checkmate a king?

A king cannot itself directly check the opposing king, since this would place the first king in check as well. A move of the king could expose the opposing king to a discovered check by another piece, however. In informal games, it is common to announce "check" when making a move that puts the opponent's king in check.
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Can you win chess with only a king?

Contemporary. Under modern rules, a player with a bare king does not automatically lose and may continue playing. A bare king can never give check, however, and can therefore never deliver a checkmate or win the game.
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Why do they say checkmate?

The word “checkmate” derives from the Persian phrase “Shah Met” which means “the King is Dead” In early Sanskrit chess (c. 500–700) the king could be captured and this ended the game.
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Is two queens a draw?

It is covered in the rules of chess and the result of such a game is a draw. It is up to your opponent to try and avoid this situation if he thinks he can win.
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What's the most powerful piece in chess?

In terms of raw power, the queen is the most powerful piece on the chessboard and one of the most iconic pieces in any board game, combining the moves of the rook and the bishop in one piece. In terms of material, it's the most valuable piece in the game of chess (apart from the king, of course).
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What is the best move in chess?

The 10 Best Chess Moves Of All Time
  • #8 Edward Lasker's Stunning Queen Sacrifice For Mate.
  • #7 An Amazing Bishop Endgame.
  • #6 Bura's Desperado Sacrifice.
  • #5 Geller's Rook And Pawn Endgame.
  • #4 Vladimirov's Thunderbolt.
  • #3 Marshall's Legendary Move.
  • #2 Meier's Spectacular Sacrifice.
  • #1 Shirov's Jaw-Dropping Bishop Sacrifice.
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Is promotion in chess a real rule?

In chess, promotion is the replacement of a pawn with a new queen, rook, bishop, or knight of the same color . It occurs immediately when the pawn moves to its last rank , with the player choosing the piece of promotion.
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Who invented chess?

Chess was invented in India around the 8th century. Then it was known as chatrang, and changed over the centuries by the Arabs, Persians and then ultimately the medieval Europeans, who changed the pieces' names and appearances to resemble the English court.
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