Real positions. Quiet practice.
Printable Promotion 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 promotion puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
Promotion tactics force a pawn through to a new queen — or win decisive material from the threat alone. Deflections, clearances and sacrifices all serve the pawn’s final step.
Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
Promotion — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 0ZMBz: c6d4 → c8c1 → d1c1 → d2c1q (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0C8HD: h7d7 → c4c1 → g1h2 → d2d1q → d7d1 → c1d1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 07LpO: e8g8 → g7g8 → h8g8 → e7e8q (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0LI2b: h5h4 → b7b6 → f7f6 → b6a6 → a1e1 → a7a8q (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0NM2d: h5h6 → c3c2 → h6h7 → c1h1 → h2h1 → c2c1q → h1h2 → c1h6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0HOCl: c3c2 → h6h7 → c2c1q → h7h8q → f8e7 → h8e5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0SD2s: b3a3 → e4e3 → c7b5 → e3e2 → b5a7 → e2e1q (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0T5IU: a1b2 → f2g3 → b2d4 → c5f8 → g8f8 → c7c8q (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0xgMK: f2f3 → a1f1 → f3e3 → g3g2 → e6f4 → f1f4 → e3f4 → g2g1q (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 06F9M: b5c5 → d1d5 → c5d5 → h2h1q → d5c5 → g6g5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0fTsF: c7c8q → e1h1 → h3g4 → d2d1q → d4d1 → f7f5 → c8f5 → g6f5 → g4f5 → h1d1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0PVny: d6c6 → c8c6 → d5c6 → f3f4 → c6b5 → f4g5 → a5a4 → b3a4 → b5a4 → g5g6 → b6b5 → g6h5 → a4a3 → h5g5 → b5b4 → h4h5 → b4b3 → h5h6 → b3b2 → h6h7 → b2b1q → h7h8q (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0