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39 <H3> 2.1.3 Promotion of pieces </H3>
43 In sharp contrast to international chess, where only pawns can promote
44 to higher-ranked pieces, most of the pieces in shogi can promote. The
45 promoted ranks are discussed in the section on piece moves (see section <A HREF="gnushogi_7.html#SEC7">2.1.1 The moves of the pieces</A>) but are repeated here for reference:
51 <DD>promotes to gold general (called a `tokin' in this case only).
55 <DD>promotes to gold general.
59 <DD>promotes to gold general.
63 <DD>promotes to gold general.
71 <DD>promotes to "dragon horse" or just "horse" for short. The horse can
72 move as a bishop or can move one square in any orthogonal direction.
76 <DD>promotes to "dragon king" or just "dragon" for short. The dragon
77 can move as a rook or can move one square in any diagonal direction.
87 The three ranks furthest away from each player constitute his/her
88 "promotion zone". A player may, but is not required to, promote a
89 piece after making a move in which the piece begins and/or ends in the
90 promotion zone. Thus you can promote a piece when moving the piece into
91 the promotion zone, out of the promotion zone, or entirely within the
92 promotion zone. Promotion is mandatory in these cases:
97 <LI>You must promote a pawn or a lance after moving it to the last rank.
100 <LI>You must promote a knight after moving it to either of the last
107 These forced promotions ensure that a piece cannot be moved to a square
108 from which it would have no further move.
111 Pieces "dropped" onto the board (see section <A HREF="gnushogi_10.html#SEC10">2.1.4 Drops</A>) always drop in the
112 unpromoted state, even if they drop into the promotion zone.
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