En passant puzzles
70 free en passant puzzles from real games, rated 1112 to 2427. Solve them on the board below; your accuracy feeds your weakness map.
What is a en passant?
En passant lets a pawn capture an enemy pawn that just moved two squares past it, as if it had moved one. It's only available on the very next move, which is why it gets forgotten.
These puzzles use real games where en passant is the key move, sometimes opening a line, sometimes delivering mate.
Common mistake
Forgetting it exists. It's always a candidate move right after a two-square push.
How to spot it
Did the opponent's last move push a pawn two squares next to one of yours?
En passant can open a file or diagonal, not just win a pawn.
It can also be the only move that escapes check.
Related themes
- PromotionTurn a pawn into a queen.
- UnderpromotionWhen a knight beats a queen.
- Rook endgameThe most common endgame in chess.
- Pawn endgameOpposition, breakthroughs and races.
- Queen endgameChecks, forks and perpetuals.
Let the adaptive drill find your weakest pattern
Puzzles: Lichess puzzle database (CC0), filtered for popularity and play count. See how Weakspot works.