to queen
- verb
- /kwin/
- Jargon
- - She queened the pawn!
- queen a pawn
Examples
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Bishop to queen three.
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Use bishop to queen four.
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King rook to queen one.
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Pawn to queen rook four.
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- She queened the pawn!
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Pawn to queen four.
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In the final move of the game, she decided to queen her pawn, turning it into a powerful piece.
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After advancing the pawn to the back rank, he successfully queened it and gained a significant advantage.
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When the pawn reached the eighth rank, she was excited to queen it and dominate the board.
Synonyms
Turn a pawn that reaches the other side into a stronger piece
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A bed or mattress size larger than a double and smaller than a king, about 60 by 80 inches
- Slur
An insulting name for a woman said to unfairly take government money, often used to express racist ideas
- Formal
The mother of the current king or queen who keeps the title after her child becomes ruler
A wild plant with many thin leaves and groups of small white flowers like a carrot that grows in fields
- Literature
A famous queen known for her wisdom and great wealth who visited King Solomon
- Specialized
A vertical support between the main roof beams that holds the middle of the roof
A woman who rules a country because the king cannot, often until the heir is old enough
- Specialized
A brightly colored tropical fish with a deep body and long spines on its top fin, often near coral reefs
A region of Antarctica claimed by Norway between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea
- Specialized
A larger female in a colony of naked mole rats who is the only one to have babies
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word queen used as a verb in chess (to promote a pawn) comes from the chess piece queen, so to 'queen' a pawn is to give it the power of the queen.