Day 897: Promotion
Target rating: 1896
Lesson of the day
Promotion turns a pawn on the last rank into a queen and rewrites the evaluation on the spot. In tactics the passer rarely walks in for free — usually a sacrifice clears its path. Count the tempi: how many moves does the pawn need, and can the defender stop it in time? And watch the promotion square itself — it must be out of enemy reach or won by force in your combination.
Warm-up
1. Winning blow: rook to e6 (e1·26)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
2. Winning blow: queen to a8 (d5·6)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
3. Winning blow: pawn to g5 (f4·8)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
4. Winning blow: rook to d4 (d1·12)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
5. Winning blow: queen to e7 (e6·9)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
6. Winning blow: queen to d4 (e4·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
7. Winning blow: knight to c4 (d6·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
8. Winning blow: bishop to e8 (c6·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
9. Winning blow: knight to d4 (f5·4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
10. Winning blow: queen to e6 (e3·13)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
Core set
11. Winning blow: pawn to h8 (h7·12)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
12. Winning blow: pawn to c8 (c7·8)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
13. Winning blow: pawn to g8 (g7·5)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
14. Winning blow: pawn to c8 (c7·9)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
15. Winning blow: pawn to f8 (f7·10)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
16. Mate in 3: rook to f7 (f6)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
17. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e5 (c3·5)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
18. Mate in 3: bishop to c6 (e4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
19. Mate in 3: queen to g6 (b1·5)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
20. Mate in 3: queen to g8 (e6·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
21. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a6 (c4·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
22. Mate in 3: rook to f6 (f1·5)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
23. Mate in 2: rook to b4 (b8)Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
24. Mate in 3: queen to d5 (a5·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
25. Mate in 3: bishop to g2 (c6)Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
Challenge
Review
Day complete — every puzzle solved. See you tomorrow!
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