10 endgame puzzles rated between 1200 and 1399, averaging 1287. 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.
Endgame puzzles reward technique over calculation: king activity, passed pawns, and knowing which positions are theoretically won. This is the phase where study translates most directly into rating points.
These are pitched at 1200-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1200 is one that players around 1200 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.
Ne2+ Kf1 Qh1#
Qh6+ Kg8 Rxb8#
Qc1+ Ka4 Qxd1+
Qa5+ Kb1 Qa1#
Nd3+ Ka3 Nxf4
bxa6 Rxc6 a7
Ne6+ Kh8 Nxc7
b6 Bxc4 b7
Nf8+ Kf7 Qxd4
Qe2+ Kg1 Qg2#
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Endgame puzzles reward technique over calculation: king activity, passed pawns, and knowing which positions are theoretically won. This is the phase where study translates most directly into rating points.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1200 is one that players rated around 1200 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1287, so they suit 1200-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.