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What is auto-queen, and how do I enable it?

What is auto-queen, and how do I enable it?

Learn how to automatically promote your pawn to a queen when it reaches the other side of the board on Chess.com.

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Auto-Queen on Chess.com

When auto-queen is enabled, any time you move a pawn to the final rank, it will automatically promote to a queen. This can save crucial seconds in bullet games!

In the browser, this feature is called 'Always Promote to Queen,' and in the app, you can find it as 'Auto-Queen.' Both options work the same way.

How to enable Auto-Queen

Web

  1. Hover over 'Settings' on the bottom left side menu and click 'All Settings'

  2. Select 'Gameplay' from the Settings menu and toggle 'Always Promote to Queen'

  3. Click 'Save' to apply the changes!

An image showing the Gameplay settings page on Chess.com with an arrow pointing to the Always Promote to Queen toggle

Once enabled, promoting a pawn will automatically turn it into a queen without prompting you to choose a different piece.

If you ever need to under-promote, simply hold down the ALT key while moving the pawn, and the usual menu for selecting a piece will appear.


Mobile

  1. Tap 'More' on the bottom right of your home page and select 'Settings'

  2. In the next menu, choose 'Play'

  3. Then, on the next screen choose 'Live games'

  4. Toggle 'Auto-Queen'

A GIF showing how to enable 'Auto-Queen' on the Chess.com Android app
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