10 promotion tactics rated between 1600 and 1799, averaging 1651. 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 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.
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Re8+ Rxe8 dxe8=Q#
Bb5 Bxb5 c8=Q+
Rg1+ Kh3 Rxg3+ Kxg3 f1=Q
Rh4+ Kg2 Rg4+ Kf2 Rxg1 h8=Q c1=Q
Qxb2+ Kxb2 h6 c4 h7 c3 h8=Q
f3+ Kh3 g2 c8=Q h1=Q+ Rxh1 gxh1=Q+
Kd7 Kf6 e8=Q
Rg1+ Kf4 h1=Q Qe8+ Kh7
g8=Q Rxc8 Qxc8
e2 Bd2 Bf4+ Bxf4 e1=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 1600 is one that players rated around 1600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1651, 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.