Engame trainer software

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netsecure

Hi, 
I am learning chess endgames, and I am looking for a software/website, where i can just practice end games with a computer having limited pieces.

For eg, if i want to practice queen mate with a lone king. I should have only my queen and my king along with the opponent lone king, and the computer should play the opponent move.

Is there any software or website which have this functionality?

netsecure

Thanks man! the resonse was fast!

fuzzbug

Hate to send you offsite, but I must!

http://chessendgames.com/

www.chessgym.net/flash/exercises.php

http://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-training/endgame-simulations.php

To be honest, I don't know if these sites are using engines with tablebases, which would be best. 

EscherehcsE

As long as you're using 5 or fewer pieces (the two kings and three pieces or pawns), the best setup (imho) is your favorite UCI-compatible GUI, the Fruit 2.3.1 engine, and 3-4-5-piece Nalimov tablebases.

1) GUI - I like Arena, others might have another favorite. Arena will take some time to tweak and learn to use, but that's the price you pay. You can download either the setup file or the standalone ZIP file.

http://www.playwitharena.com/?Download:Arena_3.5.1

 

2) Engine - You'll need a UCI or Winboard engine that supports the Nalimov tablebases. The UCI engine Fruit 2.3.1 is perfect for this use. It's not a top engine, but for this use, it doesn't need to be. It's a stable and reliable engine, and it allows up to 24 multi-PV lines. You'll have to install Fruit into Arena. The Arena help file has instructions for installing engines.

https://web.archive.org/web/20120106181217/http://www.superchessengine.com/fruit.htm

 

Nalimov tablebases: The only negative of using Nalimov tablebases is that they'll take up a little over 7 GB of hard drive space. Download the 3, 4, and 5 piece files, extract them from the 7z archives, (I recommend checking the MD5 hash values to verify file integrity), and put them all in one folder. You'll also have to configure Fruit to point to this Nalimov folder.

https://chess.cygnitec.com/tablebases/

chessgnat

hi! I use app on my android-device: "Chess Endgames" and "EndgameTrainer" Demo-versions are free and still enough for me. You can download it from GooglePlay. I usually practice checkmate B+N+K vs K. very comfortable if you have a few minutes free. PS sorry for bad english...