If none of the promoting player's pieces had yet been captured, the pawn remained inactive until one of the player's pieces was captured, whereupon the pawn immediately assumed that role (Staunton 1848:7).
Dacă niciuna din piesele de promovare nu au fost capturate, pionul rămâne inactiv până când una din aceste piese este capturată, după care, pionul, imediat ia rolul piesei respective (Staunton 1848:7).