10 advanced pawn tactics rated between 1000 and 1199, averaging 1108. Each position below is from a real game, with the solution given underneath — so you can check yourself immediately rather than guessing whether you were right.
A pawn on the sixth or seventh rank changes the rules of a position: it ties down pieces far more valuable than itself, and threats of promotion often matter more than the material count.
These are pitched at 1000-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1000 is one that players around 1000 solve about half the time, so if you are getting most of these you should move up a band.
Solving from a page is good for pattern recognition but not for tracking progress. The rated puzzle trainer serves puzzles matched to your own rating and adjusts as you solve, and the Mistake Trainer builds puzzles from positions you actually got wrong in your own games.
Kxg8 g3 f7 g2 f8=Q+
Kg2 Ke3 h2
g7 Rxf7+ Rxf7
h2 Rb1 g4 Rh1 g3
bxc7 Kf7 Rb8 Rxb8 cxb8=Q
gxf1=Q#
g6 Nc3 g7 Kf7 Kh7 Ne4 g8=Q+
Rb1+ Rxb1 axb1=Q+
Rh8+ Kxh8 a8=Q+ Kh7 Qe4+
Nf3+ Qxf3 Rxe1+ Kg2 d2
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A pawn on the sixth or seventh rank changes the rules of a position: it ties down pieces far more valuable than itself, and threats of promotion often matter more than the material count.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1000 is one that players rated around 1000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1108, so they suit 1000-rated players.
Yes. Every puzzle on this page, including its solution, is free to view with no account. The rated trainer that tracks your progress and serves puzzles matched to your rating is part of Chess Ramp Premium.