10 queenside attacks rated between 1800 and 1999, averaging 1885. 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.
Queenside attacks are usually slower and more structural than kingside ones — the tactics arrive once a file opens or a minority attack creates a weakness.
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.
Nb3+ Kb1 Nxd2+ Rxd2 Qxh1+
Ra2 Kd8 Ra8+ Ke7 Qxc7+
Qxc6+ bxc6 Ba6#
Nc4 Qxb5 Nd6+ Rxd6 Qxb5
Qxc6+ bxc6 Bxa6#
Qxc6+ Qc7 Qa6+ Kd7 Rb7
Rxa8+ Kb7 Qa6#
Qxc6+ Kb8 Qxb7#
Rxb3+ axb3 Rxb3+ Kc1 Qxa3+
Qxe7 Rxe7 Nd6+ Kb8 Nxb5
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Queenside attacks are usually slower and more structural than kingside ones — the tactics arrive once a file opens or a minority attack creates a weakness.
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 1885, 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.