Boards & Equipment
What is a eighth rank in chess?
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Eighth rank is a board or equipment term: the rank on which pawns promote (rank eight for White; rank one for Black). Also called last rank. You use this term to describe the board accurately, which matters for notation, coordinates, and analysis.
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