4 Piece Endgame Chess Puzzles
A 4 piece endgame is a position with only four pieces remaining on the board, usually including both kings and two other units such as pawns, rooks, or a queen. With so little material, every check, pawn move, and king tempo can determine whether the position is winning, drawn, or lost.
Count all men after exchanges and identify the exact material balance before choosing a plan. In a 4 piece endgame, use king opposition, pawn races, promotion threats, and tablebase-accurate moves to calculate whether you should simplify, activate your king, or preserve a critical tempo.
Practice positions
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-004be232a856d7f9 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-00510d39d92fd2d4 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-03912f9deb3b5cc4 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-0431a02cfee24f30 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-04635351281a971e Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-06d2a63ae0518af5 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-0771e2c51eb9eaeb Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-09ede76cf8e128b8 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-0cee7cbf210d6658 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-0d07cdfd80156c37 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-1040acd3693c255d Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-105513d40e25a059 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-106a0b79402b6bf2 Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-126b5d00e9cba28a Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-126f5968c24cd979 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-128b8e742743a08d Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-12a9d7590b918c82 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-14285c75daaf34d5 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-1467e667fc54ae9f Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-16bdb0b3ee86854c Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-16d4ebe6731753a9 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-1c04e34fd237184a Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-1c7095b5c359a9a4 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-1d4de9255f2cc7cf Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-1e7d7ea14a6616b8 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-1f2071d4b0d38557 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-2011b83a6b443c68 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-204577dcb32558c1 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-205661fb9cd5730b Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-20dac5350018e7e3 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-249cbeb287bdd4e4 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-27bc79187b92f13b Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-28bae7497828bc86 Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-2ba6c644c8518017 Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-2e1e862758fcb6ce Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-2eae9d721b1801ff Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-2ef17ec766d6ba7a Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-30b64ba7bdbe5377 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-32a6844c69a21c05 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-34e6057e4491de53 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-362f951fc4e57689 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-3659069f89f9e431 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-36c65cb20dd81704 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-36f2e071c465cad0 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-372f135603fb606b Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-380f8ff921cb4000 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-3849d49a68da691b Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-3a09595039770253 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-3ad0ed5f2507e446 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-3dc90415eae7b5ed Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-3e2e5454633467e5 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-3fbb00822e75e82d Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-426857383f4eeb68 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-488b5fe0d4346c33 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-496faf6baec7f3fe Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-49fede84f7673e20 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-4a0b470c4b511193 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-4a37413e899b3f69 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-4b24c3db277dcfb9 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-4c6a5da41c4376e7 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-4d01e150af248f3f Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-4d52d3c3c406bb8f Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-4ea1205290cae831 Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-51ddaa30746e8e25 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-52e1a04fbcaa04d1 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-5355371f3dc2a4d2 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-535fe93dc86167c4 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-55f298c9c2bd6ae6 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-56d8e59a9f202e97 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-5747640c7ed3d0c5 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-57d17e7593c23ce7 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-597a1b0258ded7eb Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-5d3aa40494cf9e07 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-5dc49b3309efa1b5 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-5fb357562df13de7 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-605c627923c646b7 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-630a5d220b4c2fc7 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-63523bed81c0c6d0 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-64ee4f31759f579c Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-675b7de292d7fafc Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-69561c8c3498b293 Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-6fc323e21d95012a Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-700e5e54d4e381d6 Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-7b100a30d53dd4b3 Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-7bc15d5bf8841fdc Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-7c21e851a850be1b Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-7d4f2365fb9f6a75 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-7e08e33e3f1ca86d Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-8160d6021bfd06a2 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-82457938058e089e Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-8302a6d5914ddea1 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-8562d9add8806b9a Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-86a72e9852f87f25 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-877f2b70c507036b Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-8913712f9c33b52f Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-892935f227aaf6b3 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-893b801415db9017 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-89aa19e00e3d6985 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-8c01bea93ff518d3 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-8c4eaa0f2ca53f8b Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-8c873c4c344f9099 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-8f40ae25900eeb5c Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-8fe6099cc23c8fca Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-91ac11c93035e3fd Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-93172fbb881c6e8b Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-93cc233ec78398a4 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-96461223e65ab495 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-99932599a45a5fd8 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-9b65530e99cc3112 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-9b846df2264f1eee Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-9cd357a37845d331 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-9d1cb1e287362204 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-9d80dd4381385194 Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-9f22c7aa3e705c16 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-a1ccc8c246689dc2 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-a4d27eda7927ac75 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-a56dff826b6b384f Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-a76938d8583ece31 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-aa32eac823fe6e01 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-ad4fc9ccc5db3f40 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-b15766520c98fa01 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-b383e56dd09c2e12 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-b3d0f3d388495a8e Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-b3d59e16250757f0 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-b5b8a77803492063 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-b5f04e872c9392da Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-b6acfa3b57ab0a74 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-b6b3ac272d0cb878 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-b6d7158eb8f2d7cf Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-b74e7b969af6e2c9 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-b7a16a554c689990 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-b7d0b09be9a51f01 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-bb3ff76ce274d507 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-bb8a41fc93771c67 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-bbe2ed711656e9ab Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-bc7c0c9e4446c538 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-c04aae518b67b2f8 Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-c3b9a25492541eee Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-c814f9015d03dd88 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-c9900e48a3630759 Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-cd41a46ba0500ed6 Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-ced1807990a710f6 Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-d1a2c530f8d16943 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-d3f9d9a9c3114e46 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-d596bc7c60f66195 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-d65b9321675ee673 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-d77eb2a9c5dc7b3b Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-d7f446e056d4fc79 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-d84f72dc6387207b Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-d8c5a5145ab993e5 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-d97e135d18e9a47b Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-d9fd2de7eaff85aa Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-da03ca75a96455b1 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-db1e7c061775b84a Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-db9ef2f0e04e2cef Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-dbb2fcedf594d1e7 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-dd2cd2b393e9fdcb Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-dd6cbd9d5fa03783 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-dead92b2e6df94d7 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-df39a5cd240ad199 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-e6172b266fcbbe73 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-e6729d3ada393ae2 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-e78ff5e7f9a64a98 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-e796ae7605b9bfb3 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-e937341e1e3c5631 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-e93b265d41c448b8 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-edd05a8d51d1163e Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-ee28dd62b10298dc Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-efa9a1930015c8bc Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-f07fb825cddfb8d4 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-f0db7a3afaa475d7 Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-f337a0ca1e3ebdcd Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-f36bef8e5a105b86 Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-f46e52284c7c3a9c Hold the draw
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-f4ca8d4009534666 Win
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- 4-piece-endgame-tb-fd608faf7f397e9b Win
- 4-piece-endgame-tb-ff25cde203c30aeb Win
- kbn-vs-k-tb-485d59974f63d667 Win
- kbn-vs-k-tb-4cebd57cd1565e9c Hold the draw
- kbn-vs-k-tb-536b74f78b4067e4 Hold the draw
- queen-vs-pawn-tb-614e8ff023166a9a Win
- queen-vs-pawn-tb-732cd8fc9bfabb2e Win
- queen-vs-pawn-tb-7b90814bf0222f90 Win
- queen-vs-pawn-tb-9b9ba61ec0142581 Win
- queen-vs-pawn-tb-a21c2ed714e90362 Win
- queen-vs-pawn-tb-cc70c8f87c53e440 Hold the draw
- queen-vs-pawn-tb-f93bc26f3d79f148 Win
- queen-vs-rook-tb-2b11d9b357665c7f Win
- queen-vs-rook-tb-d046d080d1b29bcf Win
- rook-vs-bishop-tb-0da8ddd572507674 Hold the draw
- rook-vs-bishop-tb-623a396e905d44a8 Hold the draw
- rook-vs-bishop-tb-a76bf0c30b307d55 Hold the draw
- rook-vs-bishop-tb-c9af4858abdbbe60 Hold the draw
- rook-vs-knight-tb-768fca45995841df Hold the draw
- rook-vs-knight-tb-91d9abd062e12b5d Hold the draw
- rook-vs-knight-tb-c58b37a3f922d343 Hold the draw
Frequently Asked Questions: 4 piece endgame
- What counts as a 4 piece endgame?
- It is any chess position with exactly four pieces remaining on the board, counting both kings and every rook, bishop, knight, queen, or pawn.
- Are all 4 piece endgames easy to win?
- No. Many are theoretical draws, and some require precise moves because a single tempo, check, or pawn advance can change the result.
- How can I analyze a 4 piece endgame accurately?
- First count the material and calculate forcing moves. Then compare the position with a seven-piece tablebase or study the relevant king, pawn, and promotion pattern.
- What is the most important skill in a 4 piece endgame?
- Accurate calculation is crucial, especially for king opposition, pawn races, checks, and promotion squares. Avoid automatic moves because there are very few pieces left to hide an error.