10 queen endgames rated between 1200 and 1399, averaging 1310. 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.
Queen endgames are decided by checks, perpetual threats, and who promotes first. Calculation matters more than structure, because a single check can flip the evaluation.
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.
d4+ Kc5 Qxa8
Qxf3+ gxf3 b4
Qxf6+ Kxf6 b4
Qh1+ Ke2 Qxe4
Qxd6 exd6 Kxd7 Kg2 Kxd6 Kf1 Kd5
Kg8 Qh2 f8=Q
Qe7#
Qa8+ Kc7 Qa7+ Kc6 Qxh7
Qf7#
Qf5#
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Queen endgames are decided by checks, perpetual threats, and who promotes first. Calculation matters more than structure, because a single check can flip the evaluation.
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 1310, 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.