Take the 2-minute tour ×  I was playing white and I had one pawn
at a7 and the other at a6. My opponent didn't let me promote the
pawn to a Queen stating that when two pawns are in the same
column then the pawn doesn't get promoted.  Is this correct? If
so, then what happens to a pawn which reaches a8? Does that
become useless?  enter image description here  share|improve
this question I've never heard if that rule, and looking at
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promotion_%28chess%29 it doesn't seem to
be listed... –  Nick Jan 17 at 10:24 btw: if you had a pawn on
a7 and a pawn on a6 they're on the same file (or column) not the
same row –  crownjewel82 Jan 17 at 15:47 add comment  1 Answer
Your friend was wrong. There is no rule preventing a pawn from
being promoted outside the normal move restriction rules (e.g.
you can't leave your king in check).  share|improve this answer
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