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Queen vs Pawn

A passed pawn is one step from queening. Catch it with the queen before it promotes.

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Want to go deeper? How to Stop a Passed Pawn With the Queen

Rules
  • You play White (king and queen).
  • Black races to promote | if it queens, you lose.
  • Use checks to win a tempo and round up the pawn.

How to Play

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Stop the pawn

A Black passed pawn is racing toward promotion. Your White queen must capture it before it reaches the back rank.

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You move first

White always moves first. Use the queen’s long-range power to intercept the pawn’s path immediately.

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Watch for the Black king

The Black king may be escorting the pawn. Don’t walk the queen into a square where it can be chased away.

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Capture within 2 moves

Each puzzle requires the queen to win the pawn within 2 moves. If the pawn promotes, the puzzle is failed.