10 promotion tactics rated between 800 and 999, averaging 927. 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 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.
d6 Rg2 d7 Rxe2 d8=Q
Kxf6 b5 g5 b4 g6 b3 g7 b2 g8=Q+
Rd8+ Rxd8 cxd8=Q#
d2 Ra1 d1=Q Rxd1 Bxd1
c2 Kf5 c1=Q
Kxb6 Kg3 Kxa5 Kxh3 b4 Kxg4 b5 Kh3 b6 g4 b7 g3 b8=Q
h6 Kxg5 h7 f3 h8=Q
cxb5 Kh3 b6 Kg2 b7 h4 b8=Q
h2 Ka2 h1=Q
exd8=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 800 is one that players rated around 800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 927, 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.