Chess Endgame Training

(Spanish version)

A chess game usually consists of three phases: opening, middlegame, and endgame. Each phase has particular characteristics, so studying and training them should be approached with specific techniques.

While there is a vast literature addressing the different phases of the game and explaining the ideas and strategies to consider in each, it is also true that to assimilate learning, it is necessary to put theoretical knowledge into practice.

There are many tools that assist in exhaustive opening training, however, there are not as many focused on endgame training, and those that exist have certain deficiencies that it would be desirable to address.

Taking advantage of the existence of tablebases - databases with precalculated evaluations of endgame positions - (i.e. Syzygy) and an extensive and well-organized catalog of positions, a web application is presented to assist in chess endgame training, providing the player with the opportunity to practice against a "perfect" opponent, testing the theoretical knowledge previously acquired.

Here, you have access to a functional and highly configurable web application that offers a comprehensive range of positions for training. Additionally, it is responsive across mobile, tablet, and desktop devices, and since it is a Progressive Web Application (PWA), it can be used both online and offline.

In conclusion, the application offers a valuable tool for chess endgame training, with unique features that provide added value for active practice in the chess learning process.

The app

Chess Endgame Training is a web application to practice a variety of well organized chess endgames.

It is distributed in both Android App and Progressive Web App.

The Web App allows to open an arbitrary position from a FEN string indicating the objective to achieve (checkmate or draw) : https://chess-endgame-trainer.mooo.com/fen/FEN_STRING/TARGET

TARGET is checkmate by default. Examples:
https://chess-endgame-trainer.mooo.com/fen/8/4p1p1/8/7k/2qN3B/4P1P1/2B4K/8 w - - 0 1
https://chess-endgame-trainer.mooo.com/fen/8/5qpB/5P2/4B2N/8/p7/P2k4/K7 w - - 0 1/draw

Catalog of endgame positions

Below is the catalog of positions offered by the application.

Basics

Pawn

Bishop

Knight

Knight and bishop

Rook and pawn

Rook and pieces

Queen

Books

These are the most recommended books for studying chess endgames: