Can a Single Queen Win Chess?

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The correct procedure if there is no spare queen available is to stop the clocks and get the arbiter, who will provide spare queens. In USCF rules per wikipedia an upside down rook is a Queen. I cannot comment on FIDE rules. In addition, under US Chess Federation rules and in casual play, an upside- down rook may be used to designate a queen”.

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