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Printable En passant Puzzles
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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 from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
En passant — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 06fMQ: c7c5 → d5c6 → e8c6 → c3c6 → b7c6 → d1d6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0U3a4: b7c6 → f3b3 → d7d5 → e5d6 → c8e6 → b3e6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0YEyU: d8e8 → h5h6 → f7f5 → e5f6 → d7f7 → h6g7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0Ot4D: f7f5 → e5f6 → f8f6 → f4f6 → b4d4 → f6f2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0NdjJ: e7g6 → h5g6 → d7d5 → e5d6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0Zymn: f7e6 → g4f5 → e6f5 → b3b4 → b7b5 → c5b6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 03r6C: a2a4 → b4a3 → b2a3 → a7a6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1Tlty: a7a5 → g3h5 → g6h5 → g4h5 → e7e5 → f5e6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1GCBz: e8f8 → c7g3 → g1h1 → g3f3 → f1g2 → f3d1 → h1h2 → d4e5 → f2f4 → e4f3 → h2h3 → e5g7 → f8e7 → f3g2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 07Duy: c2c4 → b4c3 → d5f7 → c7f7 → h7f7 → c3c2 → d2c2 → d3c2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 04kzM: c3e4 → b6e3 → c2c4 → b4c3 → b2f2 → e3d3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1ceW5: f2f4 → e4f3 → h2h3 → d4e2 → c4e2 → e5d4 → f1f2 → f3e2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0