10 bishop endgames rated between 1000 and 1199, averaging 1155. Each position below is from a real game, with the solution given underneath — so you can check yourself immediately rather than guessing whether you were right.
Bishop endgames split sharply between same-colour bishops, where the bishop’s colour complex decides everything, and opposite-colour bishops, where far too many positions are drawn despite big material deficits.
These are pitched at 1000-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1000 is one that players around 1000 solve about half the time, so if you are getting most of these you should move up a band.
Solving from a page is good for pattern recognition but not for tracking progress. The rated puzzle trainer serves puzzles matched to your own rating and adjusts as you solve, and the Mistake Trainer builds puzzles from positions you actually got wrong in your own games.
Kg2 Ke3 h2
Bxf6+ Kg4 Kxe4
Kb3 Bc1 a3 Bxa3 Kxa3
Bb5+ Kd6 Bxd7 Kxd7 Kb5
a3 g7 a2
Bxe3 Bd8 f4
b2 Kxd4 b1=Q
Bxf4 exf4 Kd6
a4 Be4 a3 Bb1 Kxd5
exf5+ Kxf5 Kd5 Bf1 c6
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Bishop endgames split sharply between same-colour bishops, where the bishop’s colour complex decides everything, and opposite-colour bishops, where far too many positions are drawn despite big material deficits.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1000 is one that players rated around 1000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1155, so they suit 1000-rated players.
Yes. Every puzzle on this page, including its solution, is free to view with no account. The rated trainer that tracks your progress and serves puzzles matched to your rating is part of Chess Ramp Premium.