10 advanced pawn tactics rated between 1600 and 1799, averaging 1647. 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 1600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1600 is one that players around 1600 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.
g4+ Kh2 Kf2 a5 g3+ Kh3 g2
Re8+ Rxe8 dxe8=Q#
Qg7+ Rxg7 hxg7+ Kg8 Rh8#
d7+ Kxd7 Kf7 Bb3+ Kf8
Rxa5 Rxa5 c2 Ra8+ Kh7
Bb5 Bxb5 c8=Q+
Rg1+ Kh3 Rxg3+ Kxg3 f1=Q
Rh4+ Kg2 Rg4+ Kf2 Rxg1 h8=Q c1=Q
cxd7 Rxd7 Rxd7
f7 Kg5 b6 Kf6 b7
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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 1600 is one that players rated around 1600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1647, so they suit 1600-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.