10 underpromotions rated between 2000 and 2199, averaging 2092. 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.
Underpromotion — taking a knight or rook instead of a queen — is right when the queen would be stalemate, or when only a knight delivers the fork or check that wins. Rare, and unforgettable when it appears.
These are pitched at 2000-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2000 is one that players around 2000 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.
e6 Nb6 e7 Nc8 e8=N+
d2 Qxc3 d1=N+ Kg3 Nxc3
Qc1+ Rxc1 Ba2+ Kxa2 bxc1=N#
Kg5 Rh1 e1=N+ Kg3 Re3+
Rg8+ Kh7 f8=N+ Rxf8 Rxf8
Rxg2+ Kf3 e1=N#
d8=N#
e8=N+ Rxe8 Rd7+ Qxd7 Qxd7+
exf8=N+ Bxf8 Rb7+ Bg7 Qxf3 Qa1+ Kg2
Kh3 Re1 g3+ Kf3 g2 Re6 g1=N+
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Underpromotion — taking a knight or rook instead of a queen — is right when the queen would be stalemate, or when only a knight delivers the fork or check that wins. Rare, and unforgettable when it appears.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 2000 is one that players rated around 2000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2092, so they suit 2000-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.