Kingside Attack Chess Puzzles — Rated 1600

10 kingside attacks rated between 1600 and 1799, averaging 1658. 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.

Kingside attacks against a castled king follow a rhythm: open a file or diagonal, bring a third attacker, then sacrifice to strip the defenders. The puzzles here are the moment after the preparation is done.

These are pitched at 1600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1600 is one that players around 1600 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.

Kingside Attack puzzles rated 1600

  1. Kingside Attack puzzle 1, rated 1607a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
    Puzzle 1 · rated 1607 · White to play after Bxg5
    Show solution

    Re8+ Rxe8 dxe8=Q#

  2. Kingside Attack puzzle 2, rated 1649a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
    Puzzle 2 · rated 1649 · White to play after Qxa1
    Show solution

    Qc8+ Be8 Qxe8+ Rf8 Bb3+ c4 Bxc4+ Kh8 Qxf8#

  3. Kingside Attack puzzle 3, rated 1710a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
    Puzzle 3 · rated 1710 · White to play after Rg8
    Show solution

    Qg7+ Rxg7 hxg7+ Kg8 Rh8#

  4. Kingside Attack puzzle 4, rated 1674a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
    Puzzle 4 · rated 1674 · White to play after Bxh3
    Show solution

    Rxg7+ Kxg7 Qxh4

  5. Kingside Attack puzzle 5, rated 1672h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
    Puzzle 5 · rated 1672 · Black to play after Nxg6
    Show solution

    Qxh3 Nxf4 Nf3+ Qxf3 Qxf3

  6. Kingside Attack puzzle 6, rated 1666h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
    Puzzle 6 · rated 1666 · Black to play after Ne7
    Show solution

    Qxg2+ Rxg2 Re1+ Rg1 Rxg1#

  7. Kingside Attack puzzle 7, rated 1604h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
    Puzzle 7 · rated 1604 · Black to play after e5
    Show solution

    Rh1+ Bxh1 Rxh1#

  8. Kingside Attack puzzle 8, rated 1637a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
    Puzzle 8 · rated 1637 · White to play after Nxh7
    Show solution

    Rxh7+ Kg8 Nxe7#

  9. Kingside Attack puzzle 9, rated 1756h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
    Puzzle 9 · rated 1756 · Black to play after Bf3
    Show solution

    Rh1+ Kxh1 Qh2#

  10. Kingside Attack puzzle 10, rated 1607a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
    Puzzle 10 · rated 1607 · White to play after Ne5
    Show solution

    Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qh5+ Bh6 Qxh6#

Train kingside attack puzzles at your rating →

Related puzzle sets

Browse all puzzle themes →

Frequently asked questions

What is a kingside attack in chess?

Kingside attacks against a castled king follow a rhythm: open a file or diagonal, bring a third attacker, then sacrifice to strip the defenders. The puzzles here are the moment after the preparation is done.

What does a puzzle rating of 1600 mean?

Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1600 is one that players rated around 1600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1658, so they suit 1600-rated players.

Are these kingside attack puzzles free?

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.