Promotion tactics is lesson 7 of 7 in Real-game tactics 1: Free pieces and first tactics, a tactics course suited to players rated around 600 (beginners). A pawn on the 7th rank is a queen in waiting: clear the way, deflect the blocker, promote. It has 6 interactive exercises: 6 calculated lines from real positions. You play every move on a board and get feedback straight away. The lesson is free.
What you practise
Black to move: promote and win. (2 positions)
White to move: promote and win. (4 positions)
Worked examples
Black to move: promote and win. 1...Bc4+ 2.Ke1 hxg1=Q+. Nothing could stop the pawn. You win the knight on g1 and come out 11 points ahead.
White to move: promote and win. 1.f7+ Kh7 2.fxe8=Q. The pawn on f7 attacked the king and the knight at once. You win the knight on e8 and come out 11 points ahead.
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