Do you know where can I get endings files

[ChessProg]

Hi, I have chess engine and I am using this to study endings, I know chess endings books, about queen and rooks, bishops, are comercials, but I would like to know if I can get just the positions of this books, you know the positions of all the books can be in a very short file, I would aprecciate any help, thank you.

[Mike S.]

Try this site, which has files for some endgame books:

http://wwwu.uni-klu.ac.at/gossimit/c/book.htm

But I think most are in ChessBase file format, not PGN.

[ZeroOne]

If the .CBF file format bothers you, here are some converters: http://www.enpassant.dk/chess/softeng.htm#KONVERT

Also, as you are interested in endgame studies, you should get to know endgame tablebases. Here's a nice online service for querying positions with up to six pieces: http://www.enpassant.dk/chess/softeng.htm#KONVERT

[ChessProg]

Thank you, I was thinking in something like the site Shereader to consult endGames of Nalimov, but with thoerical positions, I mean not Nalimov endGames, by example, 3 Pawns and Bishop again 3 Pawn and Bishop, there must be a Site where I can look for the value of an endGame position, it doesn't matter its online or downloaded.

[Mike S.]

by example, 3 Pawns and Bishop again 3 Pawn and Bishop, there must be a Site where I can look for the value of an endGame position

No. Including kings, your example contains 10 pieces. As fas as I know, only all positions with up to 6 pieces have been analysed and endgame databases were created for them, and a few(!) with 7 pieces. The computational and data storage requirements for 7 or more pieces are HUGE. I doubt that we will see complete 7 piece endgame databases in this decade.

The best the web has to offer IMO is:

http://www.shredderchess.com/online-che ... abase.html

Complete up to 6 pieces (except 5 vs. 1).

[ZeroOne]

Hah, I was wondering why Mike would paste the same link as I did but then I figured I had pasted the other link twice. Oh well. But Mike is right, you are asking too much, Jesus. I can only give some statistics. I downloaded the ChessDB program and its 3.5 million game database yesterday. In there, about 23000 games match the material you asked:

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                    Games     1-0     =-=     0-1    Score
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 All games          22877    5765   12169    4943    51.7%