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Printable Bishop endgame tactics Puzzles
Real positions from rated games. Narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then solve or print each one.
Printable worksheet
12 bishop endgame tactics puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
Bishop endings turn on color complexes: wrong-bishop draws, fortress builds and breakthroughs on the squares the bishop can never touch.
Positions come from real rated games. The answer key prints on the last page.
Bishop endgame tactics — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- #1 (puzzle 087mL): c6 → Bxb4 → c7
- #2 (puzzle 08VCP): Be1+ → Bf2 → Bxf2#
- #3 (puzzle 0PIM0): Bxd7 → Kxd7 → Kf3 → Ke6 → Kg4
- #4 (puzzle 0BrjZ): f5+ → gxf5 → gxf5+ → Ke5 → Bd4+ → Kxf5 → Bxd5
- #5 (puzzle 0Stol): Kc2 → Bb1+ → Kxb1
- #6 (puzzle 0H6M6): b6 → axb6 → a6 → b5 → a7
- #7 (puzzle 04pX4): d3 → Bxb6 → d2
- #8 (puzzle 0yi8L): Kg6 → b5 → f5 → Bd5 → f6
- #9 (puzzle 0Lljx): Bc8 → b1=B+ → Kxb1
- #10 (puzzle 0VRmh): Ke2 → Ba5 → d3 → Kxg6 → d2
- #11 (puzzle 1wvh2): Bxc3 → Kxc3 → f5 → gxf5+ → Kxf5 → Kc4 → Ke6
- #12 (puzzle 1vEt0): a4 → Bxf5 → a3 → Bb1 → c3
Positions from real rated games (CC0 data).