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2.1.3 Promotion of pieces

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- -In sharp contrast to international chess, where only pawns can promote -to higher-ranked pieces, most of the pieces in shogi can promote. The -promoted ranks are discussed in the section on piece moves (see section 2.1.1 The moves of the pieces) but are repeated here for reference: -

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promotes to gold general (called a `tokin' in this case only). -

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promotes to gold general. -

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promotes to gold general. -

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promotes to gold general. -

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does not promote. -

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Bishop -
promotes to "dragon horse" or just "horse" for short. The horse can -move as a bishop or can move one square in any orthogonal direction. -

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Rook -
promotes to "dragon king" or just "dragon" for short. The dragon -can move as a rook or can move one square in any diagonal direction. -

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does not promote. -

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- -The three ranks furthest away from each player constitute his/her -"promotion zone". A player may, but is not required to, promote a -piece after making a move in which the piece begins and/or ends in the -promotion zone. Thus you can promote a piece when moving the piece into -the promotion zone, out of the promotion zone, or entirely within the -promotion zone. Promotion is mandatory in these cases: -

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  2. You must promote a knight after moving it to either of the last -two ranks. -

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- -These forced promotions ensure that a piece cannot be moved to a square -from which it would have no further move. -

- -Pieces "dropped" onto the board (see section 2.1.4 Drops) always drop in the -unpromoted state, even if they drop into the promotion zone. -

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