# Chess Endings for Beginners — Chess Training

> Interactive chess endgame training course for beginners with practice problems and theory. (iPhone/iPad app by Chess King.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-endings-for-beginners/id1181401851 (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 73 App Store ratings · 7 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 44 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, European Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, European Spanish, Turkish
- Released: 2016-12-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-endings-for-beginners/id1181401851/reviews.md

## What is Chess Endings for Beginners?

The course is based on the 3 other courses: Beginners to Club, Chess Strategy for Beginners and Total Chess Endings. We carefully selected tasks that are not so easy to play, but not so complex to study. The material is adapted to beginners, and contains a large number of explanations and hints.
Much attention is devoted to methods to win having an extra pawn. But we also recommend to pay attention to the technique of standard mates (starting with mates by heavy pieces and ending with mates by bishop and knight).

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.

The program also contains a theoretical section, which explains the methods of the game in a certain stage of the game, based on actual examples. The theory is presented in an interactive way, which means you can not only read the text of the lessons, but also to make moves on the board and work out unclear moves on the board.

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
• Interactive theoretical lessons
• 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. Practice
1.1. Pawn endings
1.2. Rook endings
1.3. Bishop endings
1.4. Knight endings
1.5. Rook against bishop endings
1.6. Bishop against knight endings
1.7. Rook against knight endings
1.8. Queen against pawns
1.9. Queen and pawn against queen
1.10. Queen and pawns against queen and pawns
1.11. Queen against rook endings
1.12. Queen against bishop endings
1.13. Rook mates
1.14. Mating with two bishops
1.15. Mating with bishop and knight
2. Theory
2.1. Standard mates
2.2. Pawn endings
2.3. Knight endings
2.4. Bishop endings
2.5. Bishop against knight
2.6. Bishop pair in the endgame
2.7. Rook against bishop
2.8. Rook against knight
2.9. Rook endings
2.10. Queen endings
2.11. Queen against rook endings

## Key features

- Interactive lessons with explanations and hints
- Practice problems with varying complexity
- Play positions against the computer
- Theoretical section with interactive examples
- Monitors ELO rating changes
- Offline functionality

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

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


## Recent user reviews (7 of 7)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-endings-for-beginners/id1181401851/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Utile ottimo allenamento

*2024-06-12, version 1.2*

Per studiare

### 5/5 — не получается купить про версию((

*2023-08-04*

😭

### 2/5 — Sloppy!

*2020-05-31*

While there are a lot of positions,   many are repeated.   In fact some “ easy” problems are even repeated in the “harder” problem sections.  It is clear the author probably didn’t take great care looking at the positions

     Also in many positions numerous solutions are correct but usually only one is given as correct.  (Which is annoying in general but especially enervating in queen endings).

    This is a nice collection of problems for the price but the author  ‘s presentation, and organization is clearly deficient.

### 5/5 — Лучшее приложение для тренировки начинающих

*2018-06-19*

Отличное, простое и хорошо продуманное приложение. Имеется минимально необходимые и достаточные настройки. Упражнения разбиты по категориям (пешечные окончания, ладейный и т. д.). Также имеются подкатегории (король и пешка против короля, пешка против пешки и т. п. ), что очень удобно. 
В отличие от других шахматных головоломок, программа распознаёт и адекватно реагирует на альтернативные правильные ходы! 
Явных минусов у программы не выявил. Мне немного не хватает краткой теоретической части с текстом основных правил перед каждым видом упражнений, и, для полноценного закрепления материала, хорошо бы добавить смешанную подкатегорию в конце каждой категории окончаний. Т. е. чтобы после последовательного решения тематических задач по всем видам пешечных окончаний была возможность решения этих задач в случайном порядке. 
Тогда будет совсем идеальная учебная программа! 
Пожелание к разработчикам - сделать возможность пакетного приобретения их программ со скидкой. Сейчас приобрести все полные версии выходит дороговато. Успехов и удачи разработчикам! 
Спасибо за отличные программы!

### 5/5 — Recensione

*2018-06-17, version 1.2*

Ottima app per lo studio dei finali essenziali!

### 5/5 — Вылетает после обновления

*2017-01-25*

Включается, при попытке открыть практику или теорию вылетает на айпаде. До обновления такого не было

### 5/5 — Quasi indispensabile

*2016-12-18, version 0.9.6*

Veramente molto utile e semplice da usare per studenti principianti e intermedi. Ottima.

## Frequently asked questions about Chess Endings for Beginners

### What is Chess Endings for Beginners?

Chess Endings for Beginners is a mobile application designed to help users improve their chess endgame skills through interactive lessons and practice problems. It offers hints, explanations, and the ability to play against a computer.

### Is Chess Endings for Beginners free to use?

Yes, Chess Endings for Beginners offers a free part with fully functional lessons to test the application. Additional topics are available through in-app purchases.

### Does Chess Endings for Beginners have ads?

No, the application does not require an internet connection and is stated to be ad-free.

### What devices is Chess Endings for Beginners available on?

Chess Endings for Beginners is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It is also adapted for the larger screen of a tablet.

### How does Chess Endings for Beginners help improve my chess rating?

The program monitors the change in your ELO rating during the learning process. By practicing and learning from the provided lessons and problems, you can actively work to increase your rating.

### Can I play Chess Endings for Beginners offline?

Yes, a key advantage of the application is that it does not require an internet connection, allowing you to practice and learn offline.

### What kind of chess endings does Chess Endings for Beginners cover?

The course covers a wide range of endgame scenarios, including pawn endings, rook endings, bishop endings, knight endings, and various mating techniques with different pieces.

### How often is Chess Endings for Beginners updated?

The latest version of Chess Endings for Beginners is 1.2, which was last updated on February 5, 2018. Future updates may be released to introduce new topics or improve functionality.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2 — 2018-02-05

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

• App is updated for iPhone X
• New home screen
• Animated playback of theory with sound
• Date of reading the theory
• Disabled automatic playback of refutations
• Option to reset password
• Renaming of account
• Various fixes and improvements

### 1.0.3 — 2017-06-07

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
• Improved theory mode
• Added Tag (colored commentaries) option for bookmarks
• Various fixes and improvements

### 0.9.8 — 2017-02-09

• 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 — 2017-01-24

• Added sounds in practice
• Added option to disable showing of the exercise goal
• Added possibility to change appearance of move marker
• Added Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, French languages
• Bug fixes and small improvements

### 0.9.6 — 2016-12-05

No release notes.

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