10 rook endgames rated between 1600 and 1799, averaging 1627. 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 1600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1600 is one that players around 1600 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.
e5+ Kxe5 d6 Rb2 Rxb2
Kd4 Rxd3+ Kxd3
Kh6 Rb1 Ra8+ Rb8 Rxb8#
Rxa4 Rxa4 b5+ Kc3 bxa4
g5+ hxg5 fxg5+ Kf5 Rxe3
Rh4+ Kg2 Rg4+ Kf2 Rxg1 h8=Q c1=Q
Rxc3+ Rxc3 d4+ Kd2 dxc3+
Kd3 Re5 Rg1 Rxf5 Rxg2+
Rxh5+ Kg4 f5
g3+ Kh3 Rb1 Kh4 Rh1#
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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 1600 is one that players rated around 1600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1627, so they suit 1600-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.