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Chess960 puzzles: Promotion mate

The pawn promotes — and the new piece mates on the spot.

In a promotion mate the pawn takes its final step and the newborn piece mates on the spot. Sometimes the hero is a knight rather than a queen — it checks from the promotion square in a way no queen can. The sign: the enemy king lingers near the promotion square while your pieces already control its escape routes. When counting pawn races, always check whether the promotion itself is mate — that gains you a full tempo in the evaluation.

57 puzzles

Mate in 1: pawn to e1
Shuffle Rating 1000
Mate in 2: queen to h7 (c2·2)
Shuffle Rating 1034
Mate in 2: queen to h6 (d2·2)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Mate in 2: bishop to e6
Shuffle Rating 1090
Mate in 2: bishop to f5 (b1)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Mate in 2: bishop to h2 (g1)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f7 (g6·2)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Mate in 2: queen to f8 (e7)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f8 (b4·2)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: queen to e8 (e1·2)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: queen to d8 (d2·5)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: queen to a8 (a6)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: queen to f6 (d4·3)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: rook to a8 (a2·2)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: queen to g6 (d3·4)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: bishop to b7 (g2)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: bishop to a7 (g1·2)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d8 (c7)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: queen to e8 (h5·6)
Shuffle Rating 1398
Mate in 2: queen to g7 (h6·4)
Shuffle Rating 1524
Mate in 3: queen to e6 (f5)
Shuffle Rating 1630
Mate in 2: pawn to a7
Shuffle Rating 1630
Mate in 2: pawn to a7 (a6)
Shuffle Rating 1630
Mate in 3: knight to c5 (e6)
Shuffle Rating 1630

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