queening
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of queening
Example Sentences
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Black can’t be stopped from finally queening the charmed a-pawn, and White resigns the final position as mate is in the offing on 79.
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Ng7, and Black had to resign as the pawn has a clear path to the queening square after the queen checks run out.
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Ng7, and Black resigned because there is no good way to prevent the White e-pawn from queening after his own queen checks run out.
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Black’s bishop pair and passed queenside pawns make the win more difficult, but Short navigates the tactical shoals to bring home the point while keeping the Black b-pawn from queening.
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In the final position, White’s last remaining pawn is on the march to the queening square and Shafigullina resigned.
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