CHESS ENDGAMES

The Chess reveal its deepness, its unfathomable wealth through each part of a chess game unfolding. But endgame is particularly interesting according the growing scarcity of pieces on ths chessbord, making more easy an elaborate study.
 This page bring together many basic materials coming from various interesting web sites French or English-speaking. This ones are classified by categories.


A - Endgames and Mathematics



1. «Combinatorial game theory in chess engames»
«Mathematical abstract math.CO/9905198 - On number of endgames: Combinatorial game theory in chess engames»
2. «Mathematics 177 Chess Endgames»
«Mathematics 177 Chess Endgames - Endgames (Part I) - Endgames without pawns - Under best play by both sides, the following situations always result in a win for the lest hand side etc...»
3. «Multilinear Algebra and Chess Endgames»
«Multilinear Algebra and Chess Endgames by Lewis Stiller» : A fundamental mathematical article concerning Chess Endgame Theory.


B - Endgame Tablebases


1. «Nalimov Tablebase Server»
«Nalimov Tablebase Server» : Impressive!... Don't forget to click for specifying which side have to play (White or Black)!
2. «A guide of Endgames Tablebase»
«A guide of Endgames Tablebase» : Important basic document dedicated to practical use of Endgames Tablebases!
3. «Tablesbases - 5 pièces»
«Tablesbases - 5 pièces» : Languages : French/German
4. «Génération de bases de données pour les finales aux échecs»
«Génération de bases de données pour les finales aux échecs - Didier Lauwaert, 31 Août 2003 - Le but de ce travail est la généralisation de bases de données pour les finales aux échecs» : Language : French.
5. «Le Fou numérique - Les Tables de Finales»
«Le Fou numérique - Les Tables de Finales - Traduction partielle de l'article d'Aaron Tay du 01 avril 2001 intitulé : "A guide to endgame tablebase"»
6. «Le Polyscope - Nalimov ou l'art d'avoir toujours raison»
«Le Polyscope - Nalimov ou l'art d'avoir toujours raison - 19 septembre 2002, par Mathieu Cloutier»


C - Chess Engames
Free Lessons


1. «Logical Chess - Chess Endgames Lessons»
«Logical Chess - Chess Endgames Lessons - The end is a good part to start»
2. «About - Chess Endgames»
«About - Chess Endgames - To become a better player, improve your endgame» : A significat course in ten parts with complementary data!


D - Varied Chess
Endgame situations


«Javascript chess endgames - King & pawn vs. King - King & 3 pawns vs. King & 3 pawns»
2. «Chess Endgames»
«Chess Endgames - Multi-metric access, Computation Status, Mutual Zugzwang List, Additional Document for Download, Maximal positions, Endgame practice partner»
3. «Chess Endgames»
«Chess Endgames - Most practical endgames, Rook endgames, problems»
4. «Checkmate rarely happens»
«Checkmate rarely happens - Draws by agrement, Stalemates, Perpetual check etc...»
5. «Chess Endgames»
«Chess Endgames - The spreadsheet here contains statistical and review data about computed Western Chess Endgames. It has been compiled by Guy Haworth colleagues. It is updated on a regular basis...»
6. «Problem of the Month (July 1999)»
«Problem of the Month (July 1999)» : Very singular chess quickies !?


D - Chess Endgame Training



1. «Chess Endgames (Practice winning the won game)»
«Chess Endgames (Practice winning the won game)» : Only two situations are available !?
2. «Chess endgame training»
«Fédération québécoise des échecs - Actualités - Le thématique - Chess endgame training» : Language : French.
3. «L'Académie des Échecs - Finales»
«L'Académie des Échecs - Finales»
4. «Practical Chess Endgame»
«www.chesending.com - Practical Chess Endgame - Editor : Brian Gosling - All Right reserved»
5. «Theory and Practice of Chess Endgames»
«Theory and Practice of Chess Endgames - Endgame CD»


E - Chess Endgame Books


1. «Thinks.com»
«Thinks.com - Chess Endgame Books» : You find, in this excellent selection, best references to great classical chess books devoted to Chess Endings.
2. «Chess Endings Books»
«Chess Endings Books» : A very large collection of rightly famous books!
3. «Chess Endings for Beginners by J.H. Blake»
«Chess Endings for Beginners by J.H. Blake - A ChessCentral E-Book»
4. «Endgames - Books»
«Chess Endings Books» : A good complementary collection.


F - Forums


1. «ChessNinja.com - Forum»
«ChessNija.com - Forum»
2. «Chess in Fun - Forum»
«Chess in Fun - Forum - General Chess Discussion»
3. «Le Fou Numérique - Forum»
«Le Fou Numérique - Forum - Une finale pas claire» : Language : French.
4. «Le Fou Numérique - Forum»
«Le Fou Numérique - Forum - Tables de Nalimov (by Christian Ladener)» : Language : French.
5. «Avler Chess - Chess Forum»
«Avler Chess - Chess Forum - Why Nalimov's KrpKrp doesn't exist?»

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