# Chess Endgame Studies — Chess Training

> Chess endgame studies and exercises for tactical improvement. (iPhone/iPad app by Chess King.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-endgame-studies/id1129843993 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Chess King](https://appshunter.io/developer/1096660597)
- Category: Games, Education, Board, Puzzle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 115 App Store ratings · 14 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 42 MB
- Languages: Greek, Dutch, German (Germany), Russian, Romanian, European Spanish, American English, Italian, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) and 4 more
- Released: 2016-09-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-endgame-studies/id1129843993/reviews.md

## What is Chess Endgame Studies?

This training course is a special subset of famous CT-ART 4.0 course, based on best chess studies, especially chosen for their instructive value. There is simply no substitute for the ease and quality of the studies presented, not to mention their eternal beauty. Endgame Studies includes about 950 greatest endgame compositions and 900 subsidiary exercises.
Each position comes with a special hint unique to this course – a 5x5 mini-position designed to convey the very essence of the tactical maneuver used in the main example.

This course is in the series Chess King Learn (https://learn.chessking.com/), which is an unprecedented chess teaching method. In the series are included courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middle game, and endgame, split by levels from beginners to experienced players, and even professional players.

With the help of this course, you can improve your chess knowledge, learn new tactical tricks and combinations, and consolidate the acquired knowledge into practice.

The program acts as a coach who gives tasks to solve and helps to solve them if you get stuck. It will give you hints, explanations and show you even striking refutation of the mistakes you might make.

Advantages of the program:
• High quality examples, all double-checked for correctness
• You need to enter all key moves, required by the teacher
• Different levels of complexity of the tasks
• Various goals, which need to be reached in the problems
• The program gives hint if an error is made
• For typical mistaken moves, the refutation is shown
• You can play out any position of the tasks against the computer
• Structured table of contents
• The program monitors the change in the rating (ELO) of the player during the learning process
• Test mode with flexible settings
• Possibility to bookmark favorite exercises
• The application is adapted to the bigger screen of a tablet
• The application does not require an internet connection

The course includes a free part, in which you can test the program. Lessons offered in the free version is fully functional. They allow you to test the application in real world conditions before releasing the following topics:
1. Chess Tactics Art for Advanced
1.1. Attacking the king
1.2. Stalemate
1.3. Pawn promotion
1.4. Domination
1.5. Positional fortresses and their destruction
1.6. Draws by perpetual check or by repetition
1.7. Other ideas and conjunction of ideas
2. Gallery of Chess Composers
2.1. Kubbel
2.2. Kasparyan
2.3. Troitzky
2.4. Rinck
2.5. Platov M. and V.
2.6. Nadareishvili
2.7. Prokesh
2.8. Chekhover
2.9. Grigoryev
2.10. Mattison
2.11. Pogosyants
2.12. Seleznyov
2.13. Kaminer
2.14. Gurvich
2.15. Reti
2.16. Duras
3. Difficulty
3.1. Studies with difficulty level 100
3.2. Studies with difficulty level 110
3.3. Studies with difficulty level 120
3.4. Studies with difficulty level 130
3.5. Studies with difficulty level 140
3.6. Studies with difficulty level 150
3.7. Studies with difficulty level 160
3.8. Studies with difficulty level 180

## Key features

- 950+ endgame compositions
- 900+ subsidiary exercises
- Unique 5x5 mini-position hints
- Interactive coach with hints and explanations
- Refutation of common mistakes
- Play positions against the computer
- Tracks ELO rating changes

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Course | $3.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 14)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-endgame-studies/id1129843993/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Best app for end game studies and understanding

*2023-06-15*

I love it.

### 2/5 — No tutorial

*2023-05-18*

Problems are very good but the program does not explain why alternates to the proposed solutions would be poor choices.

I would like to know what is poor about moves that. I considered but which are not the best,

### 5/5 — Still learning

*2022-02-28*

I am still learning chess at 66 yrs of age and this is the first time I a
Have ever sort training. This app is very helpful.

### 5/5 — Wonderful

*2020-10-03*

This is extremely useful as an endgame teaching aid.

### 5/5 — Learning a lot in a short period of time

*2020-08-13*

I downloaded this game a couple of days ago and it has helped my game tremendously. Good work.

### 5/5 — Great for endgame studies

*2020-06-22*

Been learning a ton from this app

### 5/5 — Great app!

*2020-06-17*

It is a great app for players who are week in endgames and calculation, good for 1000 to 1400 ELO.

### 5/5 — Love the studies

*2018-06-22*

I love ❤️ the studies

### 4/5 — Fantastic concept, a few problems

*2018-02-05, version 1.0.4*

I purchased the endgame studies at £6 (too cheap) and it’s wonderful. Installed on my iMac and downloaded the iPad app. 2 problems: 1 on the iMac, the 5x5 examples do not match the current example , they refer to a previous exercise or a future one.

2 on the iPad I could only use the demo version as it rejected my login. I asked support if I had to repurchase but they are not native English so I don’t think they understood. But ok, still really pleased

### 5/5 — Buen programa de ajedrez

*2017-12-18, version 1.0.4*

Ok.  Muy bueno

## Frequently asked questions about Chess Endgame Studies

### What is Chess Endgame Studies?

This app offers a specialized training course focused on chess endgame studies, derived from famous CT-ART 4.0. It includes a large collection of instructive endgame compositions and exercises designed to enhance tactical skills and chess knowledge.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include over 950 endgame compositions and 900 exercises, unique 5x5 mini-position hints, an interactive coach that provides hints and explanations, refutations for common mistakes, and the ability to play positions against a computer. It also tracks your ELO rating changes.

### How much does Chess Endgame Studies cost?

The application includes a free part that allows you to test its functionality. Additional lessons and topics are available through in-app purchases, offering a freemium model where core features are accessible for free.

### Is this app compatible with my device?

The application is adapted for larger screens, such as tablets, and does not require an internet connection to function. Specific device compatibility details would typically be found on the app store listing.

### How can this app help me improve at chess?

By working through the curated endgame studies and exercises, you can learn new tactical tricks and combinations. The app acts as a coach, guiding you through problems, providing hints when you're stuck, and showing you the refutation of incorrect moves, helping to consolidate your knowledge.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2 — 2018-02-05

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

• App is updated for iPhone X
• New home screen
• Disabled automatic playback of refutations
• Option to reset password
• Renaming of account
• Various fixes and improvements

### 1.0.4 — 2017-06-19

• Added Chinese translations
• Bug fixes

### 1.0.2 — 2017-05-05

Attention! You should have an internet connection on the first launch to verify your purchase!
• Added cloud sync option for statistics and bookmarks
• Added "Auto hints" option - you can use it to turn off automatic hints after wrong move attempts
• Added switching between exercises using swipe gestures
• Added Tag (colored commentaries) option for bookmarks
• Various fixes and improvements

### 0.9.8 — 2017-02-13

• Added auto switch to the next exercise
• Added engine analysis mode and improved engine play mode
• Added statistics of the solved exercises by day
• Added possibility to share exercise with friends
• Added table of symbols convention
• Bug fixes and small improvements

### 0.9.7 — 2017-01-13

• Added sounds in practice
• Added option to disable showing of the exercise goal
• Added possibility to change appearance of move marker
• Added Dutch, Polish languages
• Bug fixes and small improvements

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