10 rook endgames rated between 800 and 999, averaging 941. 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 800-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 800 is one that players around 800 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.
Rh6+ Kg4 Rg6+ Kf5 Rxg3
Rc2+ Rxc2 bxc2
Rh1#
Rxc4+ Rxc4+ Kxc4
Rxf3 Kxf3 Kc4 Ke4 Kb3
g3+ Kg1 Ra1#
Rc8+ Rxc8 Rxc8+ Kxc8 Kxg5
f4+ Kg4 Rg6#
g4+ Kh4 Rh6#
Rh8+ Re8 Rxe8#
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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 800 is one that players rated around 800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 941, so they suit 800-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.