10 queen endgames rated between 1600 and 1799, averaging 1672. 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 1600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1600 is one that players around 1600 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.
Qxd4 exd4 Kf5 Kf1 Ke4
Kc2 Qe2+ Qd2 Qc4+ Qc3
Qxb2+ Kxb2 h6 c4 h7 c3 h8=Q
Qh1+ Kf2 Qxh2+ Ke3 Qxb2
Qh1+ Ke2 Qxd5
Qxe6+ fxe6 Kf8 h4 a4
Qg4 Qxg4 hxg4
Qxd2+ Kxd2 Kf5 Kc3 Ke6
Qf8+ Qd8 e7
Qxf6+ Kxf6 Kg2 h4 gxh4 g5 hxg5
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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 1600 is one that players rated around 1600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1672, so they suit 1600-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.