10 bishop endgames rated between 1400 and 1599, averaging 1466. 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 1400-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1400 is one that players around 1400 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.
c7 f2 Bxf2+
g6 Ke6 g7 Kxf6 g8=Q
Bxd7 Kxd7 Kxd5 a4 Kc4
Ke3 Kxb5 Kf2 Bxc4 Kxg3
Bxh2 Bxd5 Kxd5 g3 Bg1
e5 fxe5 f4 Kxf7 f3 e6 f2 e7 f1=Q+
a4 Be8 a3
Kg6 Kc4 Kxh6
b6 Bb8 a6 Bd6 a7
Bb8+ Kd5 Bxg3 hxg3 Kf4
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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 1400 is one that players rated around 1400 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1466, so they suit 1400-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.