10 queen endgames rated between 1400 and 1599, averaging 1491. 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 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.
Qh8+ Kg5 Qxh4#
Qc3+ Qxc3 bxc3 Kf2 c2
Qe7+ Kh6 Qd8
Qf4+ Kh3 Qh4#
Qxg2+ Kxg2 b4 cxb4 c3 Kf3 c2
Qxe6+ Qxe6 fxe6
Qxf4 gxf4 d6 exd6 e7
Qxe5+ Qxe5 fxe5
Qg2+ Kd3 Qxa2
Qa2+ Kb4 a5#
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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 1400 is one that players rated around 1400 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1491, 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.