10 underpromotions rated between 2200 and 3500, averaging 2391. 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 2200+-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2200+ is one that players around 2200+ 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.
Be5+ Bf6 Bxf6+ Kxf6 e8=N+ Rxe8 Qxe8 Qxe8 Rxe8
Qxd6 Qxd6 e7+ Kh7 Bb1+ Kg7 e8=N+
e6 Nb6 e7 Nc8 e8=N
Rg1+ Kh7 a1=R
Qa6+ Kc7 Bd6+ Kd8 c7+ Kd7 cxb8=N+
d6 cxd6 c7 Nd5 c8=N
g6+ Kh6 gxf7+ Qxf6 fxg8=N+ Kxh5 Nxf6+
Kg5 Nc4 gxh7 Ne5 h8=N
exd7+ Kg7 dxe8=N+ Rxe8 hxg4 Rxe1+ Rxe1
d2+ Rc2 Qg1+ Kb2 d1=N+ Qxd1 Qxd1
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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 2200+ is one that players rated around 2200+ solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2391, so they suit 2200+-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.