10 pawn endgames rated between 1200 and 1399, averaging 1308. 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.
Pure pawn endgames come down to counting, key squares, and the outside passed pawn. They are the most learnable endgames — the same handful of patterns decide almost all of them.
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.
Kg3 Kg6 Kf4 Kf6 Kxe4 Kg5 Kf3 h5 gxh5
h4 Kc4 h5 Kd5 h6
Ke3 g5 f3 g6 f2 g7 f1=Q+
Kxd5 Kg3 c4 Kxh3 c5 g4 c6 g3 c7 Kh2 c8=Q
e4 fxe4 fxe4
e4+ Ke6 Kg4 f6 Kxh4
e5 fxe5+ Kxe5 g5 hxg5
Kd3 Kf3 Kxc3 Kxf4 d4 g4 d3
Kg5 Kf7 Kh6
f4 g6 Kf6 g7 Kxg7
Train pawn endgame puzzles at your rating →
Pure pawn endgames come down to counting, key squares, and the outside passed pawn. They are the most learnable endgames — the same handful of patterns decide almost all of them.
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 1308, 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.