Life & fun · September 1, 2026
ChessEndings
Play chess endgames against a defense that never gives up
What it does
Most endgame trainers show you the answer. ChessEndings makes you win it. Every ending is played out against an engine tuned for maximum practical resistance: it never hands you the win. Spoil it and the tablebase names the exact move that threw it away. Come back later and the board is mirrored or color-swapped, so you learn the method, not the squares. It also scans your real games for the endgames you misplayed. Free tier, no signup, runs in the browser. 6 languages.
Stop reading about endgames. Play them out against an opponent that never gives up, with every mistake explained. Free, no signup.
Don't read about endgames. Play them out against an opponent that never gives up. Every mistake explained, every position replayable until the technique sticks. A two-minute lesson on the one concept that decides the position: the opposition, the bridge, the third rank. Play it out. The opponent pushes its pawn to the last rank, sets traps, and never, ever gifts you the win. Positions you missed come back, mirrored and color-swapped, so you revisit the idea, not the squares. One payment, no subscription. Yours forever, future content included. Founder price, locked in for life. It rises with every major content release, never for you. Every position is verified against the tablebase. About…from chessendings.com
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