Pawn (chess) bishops, ten rooks or nine queens on the board at the same time. While this extreme would almost never occur in practice, in game 11 of their 1927 world championship match, José Raúl Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine each had two queens in play at once (from move 65 through the end on move 66). While some finer sets do include an extra queen of each color, most standard chess sets do not come with additional pieces, so the physical piece used to replace a promoted pawn on the board is usually one that was previously captured. When the correct piece
James Grundy (chess player) James Grundy (chess player) James Glover Grundy (February 14, 1855 – January 26, 1919) was an English-American chess master. Grundy is known to have played in only one chess tournament of any note. However, his result in that tournament was outstanding. In the Fifth American Chess Congress, held in New York City in January 1880, Grundy tied for first with George Henry Mackenzie, with each scoring 13½/18 in the double round robin. In the following game, Grundy beat George Henry Mackenzie, one of the strongest American players of his day: Grundy-Mackenzie, Fifth American Chess Congress, New York 1880 1.e4 e5