Dog days of Summer...Queen the Pawn part3

The pawns are the soul of chess." - Philidor "Pawns are born free, yet are everywhere in chains." - Andy Soltis

Generally speaking, the pawn structure determines the strategic flavor of a game. Many new uses have derived from the word. "Pawn" is often taken to mean "one who is easily manipulated" or "one who is sacrificed for a larger purpose." The word pawn actually is derived from the Old French word "paon" which comes from the Medieval Latin term for foot soldier, and is etymologically cognate to peon Pawns are the source of nearly all of the strategic depth of chess. If other pieces are temporarily badly placed, they can usually be regrouped more favorably. A poorly placed pawn, in contrast, cannot retreat to a more favorable position, it can only advance further.

The spiritual Dog days of summer will reveal to some dissension; hypocrite; attack against God's work; accusation, warning you of an attack on the sheep; Judizers, returning to sin; false teachers. (Prov. 26: 11-17; Phil. 3:2; Ez. 3: 17; Gal. 5 15; Ps. 22: 16; Rev. 22: 15; 2 Peter 2: 22; Matt. 7: 6). The spiritual Dog days of summer will also reveal to some the watchman as in Elder or prophet as watchdog;

Promotion What happens when my pawn reaches the other side of the board?

When a pawn reaches the opposite side of the board, it promotes. This means that the owner of the pawn can choose a queen, a rook, a knight, or a bishop (of his own color), and put that piece instead of the pawn on the board; on the square of the pawn. For example, look at the following position. (White is sitting at the lower side of the board, black at the upper side.)  A pawn that advances all the way to the opposite side of the board (the opposing player's first rank) is promoted to another piece of that player's choice. The pawn is immediately (before the opposing player's next move) replaced by a queen, rook, bishop, or knight of the same color, even if the original piece is on the board. Thus, you could have two queens, three rooks, etc. Promotion is often called "queening", because the piece chosen is nearly always a queen. When some other piece is chosen it is known as underpromotion and the piece selected is usually a knight. This will typically be done only if this enables a forced mate.

King and pawn versus king shows how to promote a pawn in the endgame of a king and pawn versus a king (when it can be forced).