10 bishop endgames rated between 1800 and 1999, averaging 1853. 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 1800-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1800 is one that players around 1800 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.
e7 Kd7 Kg7 Bc4 Kf8
g5 Bd2 g4 hxg4+ Kxg4
Kb6 Bf3 c5 Be4 c6+
f4+ Kxf4 h6 Ke3 h7
f5+ Ke5 dxe3
e4 Be6 a7
Ke5 Bf5 h5
d5 Kc5 d6 Kc6 Ke6
fxg3 Kxe3 gxh4
Kf5 Be5 h3
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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 1800 is one that players rated around 1800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1853, so they suit 1800-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.