Browsing: Pawn Promotion

White To Play Solution With the help of a pin, and removing the guard White succeeds in promoting the e­-pawn.…

Black To Play Solution After the immediate pawn push 1… h2, White can defend by retreating the rook to the…

White To Play Solution After 1. e7 Black only has bad choices. If 1… Qxc3 White has an intermediate check…

White To Play Solution A queen sacrifice leads to serious material gain for White: 1. Qxh7 Rxh7 2. gxh7 Ke7…

White To Play Solution The simple 1. c7 does not lead to any gain after 1… Nc6. The impressive solution…

Black To Play Solution With a nice decoy combination, Black mates in three moves by promoting the e-pawn: 1…Qd1+ 2.…

White To Play Solution White uses a discovery to help the-pawn promote: 1. Qxd6! Qxd6 2. e7+ Kh7 3. e8Q

White To Play Solution White needs to remove the guard of the a8 promotion square: 1. Rxc6 Kxc6 2. a8Q+

White To Play Solution With a nice queen sacrifice, White forces the Black king to leave the corner, allowing the…