10 pawn endgames rated between 800 and 999, averaging 937. 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 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.
e6 b1=Q+ Kxb1 Ke5 e7
cxb4 cxb4 a5 Ke4 Kxf6
Kxf6 b5 g5 b4 g6 b3 g7 b2 g8=Q+
e5 b4 e6 b3 e7 Kd7 Kf7
h5+ Kg3 g5
axb4 Kc4 Kxe4 Kxb4 Kxe5
Kxb6 Kg3 Kxa5 Kxh3 b4 Kxg4 b5 Kh3 b6 g4 b7 g3 b8=Q
h3 g7 Kf7 g8=R Kxg8 Kf4 h2
Kg3 e5 h3 e6 h2
Kxf6 b4 g5 Kxd4 g6
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 800 is one that players rated around 800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 937, 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.