10 bishop endgames rated between 2000 and 2199, averaging 2061. 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 2000-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2000 is one that players around 2000 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.
Bb1+ Kc4 a3 Kxb4 a2
Kg6 Kf3 Kxh5
a5 b4 b6#
Kb3 Bxa3 Kxa3
Bxf3 Kxf3 Kd5
Bg5 d6 g6#
b7 Kc7 Ka6 Be4 Be5+
Be8 Kc7 Bg6
Bxf6+ Kxf6 h4 g5+ hxg5+ Kg6 f3 f6 gxf6
c5 dxc5 bxc5
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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 2000 is one that players rated around 2000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2061, so they suit 2000-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.