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These endings have queens and rooks still on the board with few minor pieces left. With that much firepower and exposed kings, they are sharper than most endgames and frequently decided by a mating attack rather than by promoting a pawn.
King safety still matters here despite the reduced material. Check for back-rank weaknesses and for batteries along open files before starting a pawn push.
This trainer draws on 86 puzzles tagged with the queen and rook endgame theme, rated from 400 to 2561 with a median of 1033. Every position comes from a real game in the Lichess open puzzle database, so the tactics are ones that actually occurred over the board rather than composed studies.
These endings have queens and rooks still on the board with few minor pieces left. With that much firepower and exposed kings, they are sharper than most endgames and frequently decided by a mating attack rather than by promoting a pawn.
There are 86 puzzles carrying this theme, with difficulty ratings from 400 to 2561. The median puzzle is rated 1033, which sits in the novice range.
King safety still matters here despite the reduced material. Check for back-rank weaknesses and for batteries along open files before starting a pawn push.
Yes. Every puzzle is free and unlimited, with no account required. The puzzles come from the Lichess open puzzle database, which is released into the public domain.