Of course, but I guess in practice most people pick up the queen (usually), put it on the 8th, and pick up the pawn as they do so. You might pick up the pawn, any piece you are capturing and dump them by the side of the board, and then put the queen down (using the same hand of course).
I think of it as like an American football "touchdown", where you don't actually do what it says, unlike the rugby "try", where you do touch it down!
Book-The Chess Scene
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Geoff Chandler
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Hi Jacques,
Unless they (the people who tamper with things to justify their existence) have changed the rules again
you do not put a pawn on the 8th. You put on the 8th square the piece you are promoting too the move is
not complete till the promoted is placed on the board and the hand removed.
(actually I'm wrong. It is a technical point. the rule said: '1. the pawn does not have to be placed on the square of arrival,')
If you put an upside down Rook on the board instead of a Queen....Your opponent can claim it is a Rook.
Unless they (the people who tamper with things to justify their existence) have changed the rules again
you do not put a pawn on the 8th. You put on the 8th square the piece you are promoting too the move is
not complete till the promoted is placed on the board and the hand removed.
(actually I'm wrong. It is a technical point. the rule said: '1. the pawn does not have to be placed on the square of arrival,')
If you put an upside down Rook on the board instead of a Queen....Your opponent can claim it is a Rook.
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Jacques Parry
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Yes, the Laws now permit the method you propose. Did they ever say it was mandatory? As I recall, it is the method demonstrated by Tony in his video that used to be mandatory.
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Geoff Chandler
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Hi Jaques,
I'm sure I read somewhere...possibly here. That you must not put the pawn on the 8th.
(rarely do endings, trying to recall the last time I promoted a pawn OTB...actually I can't.)
Nearly had one 3 years ago G.C V D.Russell, Edin League 2016
Here I wanted Black to play 19...dxc3
But Black played 19....Rxg6. (i won with 20.Rxf6)
I'm sure I read somewhere...possibly here. That you must not put the pawn on the 8th.
(rarely do endings, trying to recall the last time I promoted a pawn OTB...actually I can't.)
Nearly had one 3 years ago G.C V D.Russell, Edin League 2016
Here I wanted Black to play 19...dxc3
But Black played 19....Rxg6. (i won with 20.Rxf6)