10 rook endgames rated between 1000 and 1199, averaging 1100. 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.
Rook endgames are the most common endgame in chess and the least intuitive. Activity beats material more often here than anywhere else — a rook on the seventh is frequently worth a pawn or more.
These are pitched at 1000-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1000 is one that players around 1000 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.
g7 Rxf7+ Rxf7
Rg5+ Kb4 Kxb6
Rg8#
h2 Rb1 g4 Rh1 g3
Rb2+ Kd1 Ra1#
Rg3+ Kh5 Rxh3+ Kg5 Rxh8
Rb1+ Rxb1 axb1=Q+
g5+ Kh5 Rxh3#
d4#
Rxe3 Kxe3 Kxh5 Kf3 Kh4
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Rook endgames are the most common endgame in chess and the least intuitive. Activity beats material more often here than anywhere else — a rook on the seventh is frequently worth a pawn or more.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1000 is one that players rated around 1000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1100, so they suit 1000-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.