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Printable En passant Puzzles
Real positions from rated games. Narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then solve or print each one.
Printable worksheet
12 en passant puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
These puzzles hinge on the en passant capture — taking a pawn that just advanced two squares as if it had moved one. The special rule opens lines and removes shelter at exactly the right moment.
Positions come from real rated games. The answer key prints on the last page.
En passant — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- #1 (puzzle 06fMQ): dxc6 → Qxc6 → Qxc6 → bxc6 → Rxd6
- #2 (puzzle 0U3a4): Qb3+ → d5 → exd6+ → Be6 → Qxe6#
- #3 (puzzle 0YEyU): h6 → f5 → exf6 → Qf7 → hxg7
- #4 (puzzle 0Ot4D): exf6 → Rxf6 → Rxf6 → Qxd4+ → Rf2
- #5 (puzzle 0NdjJ): Qxg6 → d5 → exd6
- #6 (puzzle 0Zymn): gxf5+ → Kxf5 → b4 → b5 → cxb6
- #7 (puzzle 03r6C): bxa3 → bxa3 → a6
- #8 (puzzle 1Tlty): Nh5 → gxh5 → gxh5 → e5 → fxe6
- #9 (puzzle 1GCBz): Qxg3+ → Kh1 → Qf3+ → Bg2 → Qd1+ → Kh2 → Be5+ → f4 → exf3+ → Kh3 → Bg7 → Qe7 → fxg2
- #10 (puzzle 07Duy): bxc3 → Bxf7+ → Qxf7 → Rxf7 → c2+ → Rxc2 → dxc2+
- #11 (puzzle 04kzM): Qe3 → c4 → bxc3 → Qf2 → Qd3+
- #12 (puzzle 1ceW5): exf3 → h3 → Ne2+ → Bxe2 → Bd4+ → Rf2 → fxe2
Positions from real rated games (CC0 data).