10 queen endgames rated between 2200 and 3500, averaging 2361. 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 2200+-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2200+ is one that players around 2200+ 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.
Kg6 Qe4+ f5+ Kf4 fxe4
Qxf8+ Kxf8 b4 Kf7 c4 c5 b5
Qxf6 gxf6 a4
Qxf2+ Kh3 Qf1+ Qg2 Qxg2+ Kxg2 d2
f5+ Kh4 Qd2 Kh3 Qxf4 g3 Qf1+
Qh4+ Kb5 h1=Q
Qb3 Kf3 b4 axb4 Qxe3+ Kxe3 a3 Kd4 a2
Ka6 Qd7 b5+ Qxb5+ Qxb5#
a7 Kg7 Qb8 Qe7 a8=Q
Qxe5 fxe5 Kg2 Kg6 h4
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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 2200+ is one that players rated around 2200+ solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2361, so they suit 2200+-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.