Promotion
A pawn reaching the last rank becomes a stronger piece.
Promotion occurs when a pawn reaches the far rank; it must become a queen, rook, bishop or knight. Choosing a queen is most common ("queening"); choosing another piece is "underpromotion". In notation: e8=Q.
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