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A pawn that reaches the eighth rank becomes a queen. Twelve positions where the whole game turns on one runner and the tempo to escort it.

12 positions · Rated 432 to 1970, easiest first.

The lesson behind it: Converting an advantage: trades and pawn endings

Position 1 · White to move

Rating: 432

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  1. Youh6-h7
  2. Opponentc4-c3
  3. Youh7-h8=Q

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FEN: 8/8/7P/p5K1/2p5/8/1k6/8 w - - 1 46

Position 2 · Black to move

Rating: 500

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  1. Youa3-a2
  2. Opponentg5-g6
  3. Youa2-a1=Q

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FEN: 8/8/8/6PK/1k5P/p7/8/8 b - - 0 50

Position 3 · White to move

Rating: 569

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  1. Youg6-g7
  2. OpponentKb1-b2
  3. Youg7-g8=Q

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FEN: 8/8/6PK/2p5/1b6/8/8/1k6 w - - 0 46

Position 4 · White to move

Rating: 677

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  1. YouRe1-e8
  2. OpponentRf8xe8
  3. Youd7xe8=Q

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FEN: 3k1r2/2rP4/7p/pB4b1/8/8/PP3PPP/1K2R3 w - - 3 35

Position 5 · Black to move

Rating: 783

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  1. Youd2-d1=Q

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FEN: 8/8/5Q2/8/2n5/4p3/P1kpK2R/8 b - - 1 53

Position 6 · White to move

Rating: 953

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  1. Youg7-g8=Q
  2. OpponentNf3xd4
  3. YouQg8xe8

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FEN: 4n3/1k4P1/2p1p3/1p1pP3/3P1P2/5nK1/8/8 w - - 1 38

Position 7 · Black to move

Rating: 1079

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  1. YouRd8-d1
  2. OpponentRb1xd1
  3. Youe2xd1=Q

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FEN: 3r4/1q5k/1P4pp/n4p2/5P2/2R5/Q3p1PP/1R5K b - - 0 34

Position 8 · Black to move

Rating: 1219

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  1. YouQe5-e1
  2. OpponentRd1xe1
  3. Youf2xe1=Q

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FEN: 2Q5/3P2bk/1p5p/pPp1q1p1/P1P2p2/7P/5pP1/3R3K b - - 1 35

Position 9 · Black to move

Rating: 1417

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  1. YouQc2-c1
  2. OpponentRa1xc1
  3. Youd2xc1=Q

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FEN: 5r1k/1P4p1/7p/3Qp3/1b2N3/7P/2qp1PP1/R5K1 b - - 0 37

Position 10 · Black to move

Rating: 1592

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  1. YouRd3-f3
  2. OpponentRf1xf3
  3. Youh2-h1=Q

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FEN: 8/8/7k/5Kp1/PBp5/2Pr4/7p/5R2 b - - 1 51

Position 11 · Black to move

Rating: 1717

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  1. YouRf2xe2
  2. OpponentRe7xe2
  3. Youg2-g1=Q

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FEN: 6k1/4R3/2p3P1/pp1p4/3b4/3P3R/PP2Nrp1/3K4 b - - 5 37

Position 12 · Black to move

Rating: 1970

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  1. YouRb5-b6
  2. Opponenth6-h7
  3. Youb2-b1=Q

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FEN: 8/8/k3QK1P/1r6/8/8/1p3PP1/8 b - - 4 58

Where these positions come from

Positions come from the Lichess puzzle database, dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. Player names and game links are not retained. https://database.lichess.org/#puzzles