Endgame Gym: Chess Endgames

Win more endgames. Endgame Gym is a daily training app for chess players who want to convert won positions and save lost ones. HOW IT WORKS • Play the position: every drill is a real endgame you play out yourself against a perfect defender. The defence comes from endgame tablebases (and a strong chess engine for the two largest positions), so your “win” is a real one. • Learn the idea first: each technique opens with a short lesson and a board you can step through, move by move. • Five minutes a day: today's set gives you one new drill, the reviews that are due, and five endgame puzzles. • Remember it: drills you miss come back the next day, then at longer and longer gaps (3 days, a week, a month, up to a year) so they stick for good. WHAT YOU'LL MASTER • Basic mates: queen, rook, two bishops, bishop and knight • King and pawn endings: opposition, key squares, the rule of the square,…