Multiple choice general knowledge sports WHAT IS MAXIMUM NUMBER OF QUEENS POSSIBLE FOR A PLAYER IN THE GAME OF CHESS? ONLY ONE TWO EIGHT NINE Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation In chess, a player can promote all 8 pawns to queens during a game. Combined with the original queen, this gives a maximum of 9 queens. This is theoretically possible though extremely rare in practical play.