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9. Legally the black pawns cannot be on the first rank

no combination of legal moves can end with them on their own first rank ( row 1 ).

in addition, there is only 1 king to either side at a time... only in checkmate ( shah mat or king death ) is the king "removed" ( toppled over generally ), which is the end of the game. However, you can promote YOUR pawns should they reach rank 8 to any other legal piece ( not a king )... so, theoretically, you could have 9 queens on the board at one time. The chances of that happening in a real game are virtually 0.

No idea what the concept of the "gold king" is meant to signify ( other than The Orange Turd cheats at chess just like he cheats at golf ). On this board there are white and black pieces, not gold.