10 bishop endgames rated between 400 and 799, averaging 687. 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 600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 600 is one that players around 600 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.
Bc8#
d2 Kc3 d1=Q
Bc6+ Bd5 Bxd5#
a4 bxa4 b3 cxb3 c2 Bg6 c1=Q
Bf7+ Be6 Bxe6#
Be7#
h6 Kd5 h7
Bg4+ Ke5 Bxd7
Bxf2#
Bc1+ Kd3 Bxf4
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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 600 is one that players rated around 600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 687, so they suit 600-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.