10 bishop endgames rated between 1600 and 1799, averaging 1656. 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 1600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1600 is one that players around 1600 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.
d7+ Kxd7 Kf7 Bb3+ Kf8
c3 Be4 Ka2
f7 Kg5 b6 Kf6 b7
f5 b4+ Bxb4 Bb1 f6 a2 Kb2
Bxb5 axb5 Ke4 Kf8 Kd5 Ke7 Kc6
g6+ Ke6 Kxe4
g6 hxg6 hxg6 Ba5 g7
e2 Bd2 Bf4+ Bxf4 e1=Q
a3 f5 a2 f6 a1=Q
g4+ Kh2 Kf2 Bd7 g3+
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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 1600 is one that players rated around 1600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1656, so they suit 1600-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.