10 advanced pawn tactics rated between 800 and 999, averaging 908. 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 800-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 800 is one that players around 800 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.
Nh6+ Kf8 g7+
Rc2+ Rxc2 bxc2
a3 Nxd5 a2
e6 b1=Q+ Kxb1 Ke5 e7
gxh6 g5 h7
Rxb3+ Rxb3 axb3 Nd6 b2
d6 Rg2 d7 Rxe2 d8=Q
Rxb6+ Rxb6 axb6 Ke5 b7
Kxf6 b5 g5 b4 g6 b3 g7 b2 g8=Q+
e5 b4 e6 b3 e7 Kd7 Kf7
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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 800 is one that players rated around 800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 908, so they suit 800-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.