10 pawn endgames rated between 1400 and 1599, averaging 1479. 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 1400-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1400 is one that players around 1400 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.
f5 Kh3 f6 g4 f7 g3 f8=Q
gxh5 g6 h4 g7 Kf7 g8=R Kxg8
Kd5 Ke8 Kd6 Kd8 d5 Kc8 Ke7
c5 dxc5 d6 Ke5 d7
h2 Kxh2 Kg4 Kg2 Kxf4
gxh5 Ke3 Kf5 f4 Kg4
Kxg7 Kd5 Kf8
Kd7 Kc4 Ke6
Kb6 Ka3 Ka5 Kb2 Kb4
Ke4 Kb3 Kf3 g4 Kg3 Kxb4 Kxh3 Kc3 Kxg4
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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 1400 is one that players rated around 1400 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1479, so they suit 1400-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.