10 promotion tactics rated between 1400 and 1599, averaging 1489. 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.
Promotion tactics turn a pawn into a decisive piece, usually with tempo. The tactical content is normally in the move order — clearing the promotion square, or promoting with check.
These are pitched at 1400-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1400 is one that players around 1400 solve about half the time, so if you are getting most of these you should move up a band.
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a2 Qxc3 a1=Q+ Qxa1 Rxa1+
f5 Kh3 f6 g4 f7 g3 f8=Q
Be5 Kb4 e8=Q
Qg1+ Rxg1 hxg1=Q#
Qg8+ Rxg8 hxg8=Q#
e7+ Kg7 e8=Q Rf7+ Ke6
Ne6+ Nxe6 Kxe6 b3 f7 b2 f8=Q+
a7 Ra6 Rc8+ Kg7 a8=Q
Qxa8 a1=Q Qxa1 Qxa1 c8=Q
Rxb6+ Ka8 Rb8+ Rxb8 cxb8=Q#
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Promotion tactics turn a pawn into a decisive piece, usually with tempo. The tactical content is normally in the move order — clearing the promotion square, or promoting with check.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1400 is one that players rated around 1400 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1489, so they suit 1400-rated players.
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