Chess Endgame Studies

Drawing from the finest chess studies, selected specifically for their educational merit.

This training program is a curated selection from the renowned CT-ART 4.0 course, featuring the best chess studies chosen for their instructional quality. There is simply no alternative to the clarity and excellence of these compositions, not to mention their timeless elegance. Endgame Studies contains approximately 950 premier endgame compositions and 900 supplementary exercises. Each main example is paired with a unique hint exclusive to this course — a 5x5 mini-board designed to capture the core tactical idea of the primary study.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a groundbreaking chess instruction method. The series encompasses courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, categorized by skill level from beginner to advanced, and even professional players.

By using this course, you will enhance your chess understanding, discover new tactical motifs and combinations, and apply your learned knowledge in practice.

The application functions as a personal coach: it assigns puzzles and offers assistance if you struggle. It provides hints, explanations, and even demonstrates decisive refutations for common mistakes.

Program features:

♔ Premium examples, all verified for accuracy

♔ Requires input of all key moves as dictated by the trainer

♔ Multiple levels of task difficulty

♔ Various objectives to achieve within the problems

♔ The program offers hints when an error occurs

♔ Refutations are shown for typical incorrect moves

♔ Ability to play out any position from the exercises against the computer

♔ Organized table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) changes throughout the learning process

♔ Customizable test mode

♔ Option to bookmark favorite exercises

♔ Optimized for larger tablet screens

♔ Fully functional offline

♔ Sync your progress across devices by linking the app to a free Chess King account (Android, iOS, and Web)

The course includes a free tier to evaluate the program. Lessons in the free version are fully functional, allowing you to test the app in real conditions before accessing the following topics:

1. Attacking the king

2. Stalemate

3. Pawn promotion

4. Domination

5. Positional fortresses and their destruction

6. Draws by perpetual check or repetition

7. Other themes and combinations of ideas

What's New in the Latest Version 3.3.2

Last updated on Aug 7, 2024 * Introduced Spaced Repetition training - blends missed exercises with new ones to present an optimal set of puzzles.
* Added option to run tests on bookmarked exercises.
* Implemented a daily puzzle goal - set your target to maintain skills.
* Added daily streak counter for consecutive days meeting the goal.
* Various bug fixes and performance improvements