Chess Endings for Beginners

Perfect for beginners, this endgame course features 339 lessons and 886 exercises!

Drawing from three foundational courses—Beginners to Club, Chess Strategy for Beginners, and Total Chess Endings—we’ve curated tasks that are challenging yet accessible. Tailored for newcomers, the material includes plenty of explanations and hints, with a strong focus on converting an extra pawn into a win. We also emphasize mastering standard checkmating techniques, from heavy pieces all the way to bishop and knight mates.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a revolutionary approach to chess instruction. The series covers tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame topics, organized by skill level from beginner to professional.

Use this course to boost your chess understanding, discover new tactical ideas and combinations, and apply what you learn in practice.

The program works like a personal coach: it assigns tasks and supports you when you’re stuck with hints, explanations, and even striking refutations for common errors.

A comprehensive theory section breaks down key methods for each game stage using real examples. Interactive lessons let you read, move pieces on the board, and explore unclear lines yourself.

Program highlights:

♔ High-quality examples, each verified for accuracy

♔ Enter all key moves as directed

♔ Tasks of varying difficulty

♔ Different objectives to achieve in each problem

♔ Hints provided when you make a mistake

♔ Refutations shown for typical errors

♔ Play any position from the exercises against the computer

♔ Interactive theoretical lessons

♔ Organized table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) changes throughout your training

♔ Customizable test mode

♔ Bookmark your favorite exercises

♔ Optimized for tablet screens

♔ Works offline

♔ Sync your progress across Android, iOS, and Web with a free Chess King account

A free portion of the course lets you try the program. All free lessons are fully functional, so you can evaluate the app before unlocking additional topics:

1. Practice

1.1. Pawn endings

1.2. Rook endings

1.3. Bishop endings

1.4. Knight endings

1.5. Rook vs bishop endings

1.6. Bishop vs knight endings

1.7. Rook vs knight endings

1.8. Queen vs pawns

1.9. Queen and pawn vs queen

1.10. Queen and pawns vs queen and pawns

1.11. Queen vs rook endings

1.12. Queen vs bishop endings

1.13. Rook checkmates

1.14. Checkmating with two bishops

1.15. Checkmating with bishop and knight

2. Theory

2.1. Standard checkmates

2.2. Pawn endings

2.3. Knight endings

2.4. Bishop endings

2.5. Bishop vs knight

2.6. Bishop pair in the endgame

2.7. Rook vs bishop

2.8. Rook vs knight

2.9. Rook endings

2.10. Queen endings

2.11. Queen vs rook endings

What's New in the Latest Version 3.3.2

Last updated on Aug 7, 2024 * Added Spaced Repetition training mode – it blends missed exercises with new ones for optimal puzzle selection.
* Now run tests directly from bookmarks.
* Set a daily puzzle goal to maintain your skills.
* Track your daily streak – consecutive days hitting your goal.
* Multiple fixes and improvements

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