A promoted piece is turned over to show its other side, usually written in red. There are only two new ways of moving to learn.
Pawn, lance, knight and silver: they move like a gold
A promoted pawn is called a tokin と金. Promoted lances, knights and silvers are written 成香, 成桂 and 成銀. All four move exactly like a gold.
Rook: the dragon
A promoted rook is the dragon 龍. It keeps all its rook moves and adds one square diagonally in each direction.
Bishop: the horse
A promoted bishop is the horse 馬. It keeps its bishop moves and adds one square orthogonally — up, down, left, right.
| Piece | Promoted | Moves like |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn 歩 | Tokin と | Gold |
| Lance 香 | 成香 | Gold |
| Knight 桂 | 成桂 | Gold |
| Silver 銀 | 成銀 | Gold |
| Rook 飛 | Dragon 龍 | Rook + one step diagonally |
| Bishop 角 | Horse 馬 | Bishop + one step orthogonally |
| Gold, King | — | never promote |
A promoted piece stays promoted until it is captured. When it is, it goes into the capturer's hand unpromoted — capture a tokin and you get a plain pawn.
Try it
Try it: Capture the gold with your dragon.