3-5-man mutual zugzwangs in chess

This note reports the work of Wirth and Karrer in twin-sourcing all mutual zugzwang positions, mzugs, in 2-5-man endgames. This paper tabulates the mzug statistical data, gives examples of maximal mzugs and refers to a chess endgame website where further data is to be found

Chess endgames: 6-man data and strategy

While Nalimov’s endgame tables for Western Chess are the most used today, their Depth-to-Mate metric is not the most efficient or effective in use. The authors have developed and used new programs to create tables to alternative metrics and recommend better strategies for endgame play