Answers.Body: <p>You may stop the clock if the piece that you wish to promote to is not at hand:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>6.12.b. A player may stop the chessclock only in order to seek the arbiter’s assistance, for example when promotion has taken place and
    the piece required is not available.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
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Body: <p>I have heard that you are allowed to pause to clock to find your queen. Is this true?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Wasn't there a Karpov-Kasparov match where this was an issue?  Kasparov didn't stop the clock while waiting for a piece, and that gave Karpov extra time or something?
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Tags: <rules><pawn-promotion>
Title: According to official FIDE rules, when queening a pawn, can you pause the clock?
ThreadText: # According to official FIDE rules, when queening a pawn, can you pause the clock?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-19)
  
  I have heard that you are allowed to pause to clock to find your queen. Is this true?
  
  **Tags:** rules, pawn-promotion
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Wasn't there a Karpov-Kasparov match where this was an issue?  Kasparov didn't stop the clock while waiting for a piece, and that gave Karpov extra time or something?  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-03-19. Score: 8
  
  You may stop the clock if the piece that you wish to promote to is not at hand:
  
  > 6.12.b. A player may stop the chessclock only in order to seek the arbiter’s assistance, for example when promotion has taken place and
  > the piece required is not available.
  
  
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