10 endgame puzzles rated between 800 and 999, averaging 933. 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 800-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 800 is one that players around 800 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.
Rh6+ Kg4 Rg6+ Kf5 Rxg3
Nh6+ Kf8 g7+
Qb7#
Rc2+ Rxc2 bxc2
Rd8+ Kh7 Qg8#
Qa8#
Rh5#
Nxa1 Rxb2 Nxb2
a3 Nxd5 a2
Rh7+ Bh6 Rxh6#
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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 800 is one that players rated around 800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 933, so they suit 800-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.