10 advanced pawn tactics rated between 2200 and 3500, averaging 2277. 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 2200+-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2200+ is one that players around 2200+ 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.
b6 axb6 cxb6 Ke6 Ba6 bxa6 b7
e2 Rdg5+ Kf7
exf6 Rd8 Rxe6+ fxe6 f7+ Qxf7 Rxd8+ Kxd8 Qxf7
Rd7 Qe5+ Kf7 Qh8 d1=Q
d3+ Bxd3 d1=Q+ Kxd1 Kxd3 Kc1 c2 Kb2 Kd2
b2 e6+ Kc7 Rh1 Ra1
e7 Re5 Nxc6
a1=Q Qxb2 Qxb2
b6+ Kd8 Kd6 Nd4 c7+ Kc8 b7+ Kxb7 Kd7 Kb6 c8=Q
g2 Ra8+ Kb6 c5+ Kb5
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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 2200+ is one that players rated around 2200+ solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2277, so they suit 2200+-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.