Real positions. Quiet practice.
Printable Advanced pawn Puzzles
Search 49,500 locally indexed real-game positions, narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then play each stored tactical line directly on the board without an upstream connection.
Printable worksheet
12 advanced pawn puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
An advanced pawn on the sixth or seventh rank is a tactical weapon: promotion threats win material, deflect defenders and create mating nets around the promotion square.
Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
Advanced pawn — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 0C01k: d5e5 → h4h5 → f5f4 → h5h6 → f4f3 → h6h7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 04o8O: b7b8q → d2d1q (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0QEVE: e8c7 → g3c7 → e7c7 → e6e7 → g8h8 → e7e8q (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0NCTQ: d3c5 → c4c1 → d1e2 → c1g1 → c5d3 → d2d1q (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0ALDo: f7g8 → f6f7 → g8f7 → h1h7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0GEr9: c4b4 → b6b7 → b4b7 → b1b7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 04fOd: d2f3 → d5f3 → e2f3 → e3e2 → e1e2 → e8e2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0pCe4: d2e1 → d3d2 → d1d2 → a2d2 → e1d2 → d4d2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 01we5: c4c5 → a4a3 → c5c6 → h3h2 → d4e5 → g3g1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 10abZ: g5e6 → d4e3 → e6f8 → a8a2 → a1a2 → e3e2 → b1d2 → e2e1q (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1tFac: g7g6 → c2d1 → e5g5 → d6d7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1GqkO: e3f4 → e5f4 → g3f4 → e4e3 → c4b5 → c6d7 → f2e3 → g5g4 → f4f5 → g4g3 → b5b6 → g3g2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0