10 queen endgames rated between 1800 and 1999, averaging 1876. 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 1800-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1800 is one that players around 1800 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.
Qxc7+ Kxc7 Kxd5 e6 Kxe6 Kb6 a4 Ka5 a3 Kb4 a2
Qc4#
Qe3+ Qxe3+ Kxe3
Qe8+ Qf7+ Qxf7#
Qe3+ Qxe3+ dxe3 f6 e2 Kf2 Kd2
h4+ Kg4 Qf3+ Kxh4 Qf4#
Qa8+ f3 a1=Q Qe6+ Kd8
Qxc4 bxc4 Kf1 Kf8 Ke2
Qh8+ Kg6 Qg8+ Kf5 Qc8+
Qf4+ Kh5 Qh4#
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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 1800 is one that players rated around 1800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1876, so they suit 1800-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.