The history of the modern pawn promotion rules is more recent than one might suspect; notably Philidor was one leading player of old who opposed what would become today's standard rules:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promot...ry_of_the_rule
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The history of the modern pawn promotion rules is more recent than one might suspect; notably Philidor was one leading player of old who opposed what would become today's standard rules:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promot...ry_of_the_rule