Answers.Body: <p>You may do so only if the pawn is capturing one of the opponent's pieces; that is the only way a pawn ever moves diagonally. So here you can do what you describe:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[fen "3Rn3/k2P4/8/8/8/K7/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
  
  1.dxe8=Q
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But if you're talking about a situation like the following, then no, the pawn cannot move as you described:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[fen "3R4/k2P4/8/8/8/K7/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
  </code></pre>
  
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Body: <p>I have my rook on the 8th rank.  My pawn is directly behind it.  I want to move diagonal with my pawn to promote it to a queen.  Can I move diagonal to reach the 8th rank and promote my pawn?</p>
  
Tags: <rules><pawns><pawn-promotion>
Title: Pawn Promotion to Queen
ThreadText: # Pawn Promotion to Queen
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-06)
  
  I have my rook on the 8th rank. My pawn is directly behind it. I want to move diagonal with my pawn to promote it to a queen. Can I move diagonal to reach the 8th rank and promote my pawn?
  
  **Tags:** rules, pawns, pawn-promotion
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-03-06. Score: 6
  
  You may do so only if the pawn is capturing one of the opponent's pieces; that is the only way a pawn ever moves diagonally. So here you can do what you describe:
  [fen "3Rn3/k2P4/8/8/8/K7/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
  
  1.dxe8=Q
  
  But if you're talking about a situation like the following, then no, the pawn cannot move as you described:
  [fen "3R4/k2P4/8/8/8/K7/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
  
  
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