10 queenside attacks rated between 2200 and 3500, averaging 2334. 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 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.
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Qa8+ Kd7 Nc5+ Ke8 Rxe6+
Qf5+ Qd3 Qxd3+ Rxd3 Ra1+ Kc2 Rxg1
Rb8+ Kd7 Rb7+ Ke8 Rxe7+ Bxe7 Qxe7#
Ra1+ Kd2 Bb4+ c3 Re2#
Qa8+ Kd7 Ne5+ Nxe5 Qa4+
Qxb2+ Qxb2 Na3+ Kc1 Bxb2#
Rxc2+ Kxc2 Qxa2+ Kc3 Rc8+
Rxc7+ Kb8 Nxb5 Qxc1+ Rxc1
Qb4 Rxe4 Rxe4 Qg5 Qxb2+
Rxd5 Qxd2 Ba6+ Kb8 Rxd8+ Rxd8 Nxd2
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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 2200+ is one that players rated around 2200+ solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2334, 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.