Frequency Table
The table below lists the most common endings in actual games by percentage (percentage of games, not percentage of endings. Generally pawns go along with the pieces.) (Müller & Lamprecht 2001:11–12, 304)
| Percent | Pieces | 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 |
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