Chess Statistics: Most Often Occurring Endgames in Chess
Today we will talk a little bit more about chess statistics.
The last time we covered Top 10 Best Openings for White and Black and today you will see exactly what types of endgames are the most common in the game of chess.
Take a guess what types of endgames are the most common in chess: Two Rooks vs. Two Rooks, Bishop vs. Knight or Rook vs. Rook?
You can check your solution viewing the full article.
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Endgame frequency table |
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Percent |
White Pieces |
Black Pieces |
| 8.45 | rook | rook |
| 6.76 | rook & bishop | rook & knight |
| 3.45 | two rooks | two rooks |
| 3.37 | rook & bishop | rook & bishop (same color) |
| 3.29 | bishop | knight |
| 3.09 | rook & knight | rook & knight |
| 2.87 | king & pawns | king (and pawns) |
| 1.92 | rook & bishop | rook & bishop (opposite color) |
| 1.87 | queen | queen |
| 1.77 | rook & bishop | rook |
| 1.65 | bishop | bishop (same color) |
| 1.56 | knight | knight |
| 1.51 | rook | bishop |
| 1.42 | rook & knight | rook |
| 1.11 | bishop | bishop (opposite color) |
| 1.01 | bishop | pawns |
| 0.97 | rook | knight |
| 0.92 | knight | pawns |
| 0.90 | queen & minor piece | queen |
| 0.81 | rook | two minor pieces |
| 0.75 | rook | pawns |
| 0.69 | queen | rook & minor piece |
| 0.67 | rook & pawn | rook |
| 0.56 | rook & two pawns | rook |
| 0.42 | queen | pawns |
| 0.40 | queen | rook |
| 0.31 | queen | two rooks |
| 0.23 | king & one pawn | king |
| 0.17 | queen | minor piece |
| 0.09 | queen & one pawn | queen |
| 0.08 | queen | two minor pieces |
| 0.02 | bishop & knight | king |
| 0.01 | queen | three minor pieces |
So, the most popular endgame (according to Müller & Lamprecht 2001:11–12, 304) is Rook vs. Rook ending, it appears in about 8.5% of all chess games. That must be an endgame to study if you want to win more games!
Updated 04.10.2023
The percentage is over whole games, not over endings. 46.9% of games finished before getting to the endgame.
That’s only [b]53.1%[/b] as I calculated! Where is other [b]46.9%[/b]! Could not understand.
No pawns, just rook vs. rook? How long did they play it out? 😆
Similar analysis plus endgame blunder rate: http://chess-db.com/public/research/endgame_statistics.html
Amazing!It’s nice to know,these endings… and its very helpful for someone new to ending theory,that by learning to deal with the most common endings that you will be able to apply it in games that get to that stage.
Amazing!It’s nice to know,these endings… and its very helpful for someone new to ending theory,that by learning to deal with the most common endings that you will be able to apply it in games that get to that stage.