10 rook endgames rated between 2200 and 3500, averaging 2327. 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 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.
e2 Rdg5+ Kf7
Rc1 c7 Rxc7
Rxe5+ Kxe5 a4 b4 axb3
b2 e6+ Kc7 Rh1 Ra1
Re7+ Kg8 Rxe4 Rg1+ Rg4
Rxc4 Rxc4 bxa2
g6 Rh3+ Kc2 Rh2+ Kb3
Kf6 Rf1+ Rf5
Rh8+ Kc7 d6+ Kc6 Rc8+
f4+ gxf4 gxh4 Rxb3 axb3
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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 2200+ is one that players rated around 2200+ solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2327, 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.