Endgame for Intermediate Players Complete Bundle Review

We cannot give a full verdict, because we only saw search listings and no bundle price. A bundle described as 45 hours may suit an intermediate player who wants one long endgame library, but do not buy it until you have the price, the full course list and the refund terms, and until you know how much of the 45 hours is really endgame teaching. A better-documented single option is ChessMood's Must-Know Endgame Theory U2000.

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What the listings say it contains

As shown in search listings on 8 November 2026, the product is called "Endgame for Intermediate Players Complete Bundle" and is described as a "45-hour" course. These components were named:

• Complete Endgame Manual, IM Bence Szabo
• Endgame Manual for Intermediate Players, GM Marian Petrov, listed at $39.99 on its own
• A 3-hour crash course on king and pawn endgames, GM Marian Petrov
• Endgame for Club Players Vol. 1, IM Mat Kolosowski

The descriptions conflict. One listing said the bundle covers five concepts (tactical, strategic, middlegame, endgame and opening ideas), while a search summary described "45 hours of endgame training". A search summary also named a 10.5-hour course, Elements of Endgame by IM Boroljub Zlatanovic, that is not in the list above, so the component list is not settled. We did not see the bundle price, a complete course list, a level range, a date or a refund policy. We could not read them, so we cannot say whether the live page gives them. No user opinions turned up in our research.

How to judge the price when you find it

Divide the price by the endgame hours, not the total hours. The first table shows what different prices would mean. These prices are illustrative round numbers and are not the bundle's price.

There are three yardsticks from the listed figures, all as of 8 November 2026:

• The same store's largest endgame product. The Endgame Vault was listed at $2,350 for 200+ hours, which is at most $11.75 an hour. At that rate, 45 hours would be about $529. That is a yardstick and not a price.
• A second bundle. An "Ultimate Endgame Bundle" appeared at $599. It is a different and larger product, so make sure you are comparing the right one.
• Buying components. Petrov's manual is $39.99 alone. Once you have the list, add up the separate prices of only the parts you want.

For comparison outside the store, ChessMood's U2000 course is $350 for 5h 38m, about $62 per listed hour, and Chessable's 100 Basic Endgames is $149.98 with video for 10h 11m, about $14.73 per listed hour. Its $24.99 base price excludes most of that video.

Can you actually use 45 hours?

Only with a plan, because the viewing time alone is long. Calculated from the listed figure, 45 hours at three hours a week is 15 weeks of watching. If you spend the same time again on practice positions, which is a common coaching suggestion and our assumption here, that becomes 30 weeks. Listed hours are not study time, and endgame technique is learned by playing the positions out.

Size is also not the same as coverage. A short course that drills the important positions may teach you more than a long one that revisits them from several authors. The listing names two separate "manuals" by different coaches plus a club-player volume, so some overlap in the basics seems likely. That is an inference from the titles, and the only way to check is to compare their chapter lists.

What an intermediate endgame syllabus should contain

An intermediate syllabus needs a short list of positions known cold, and every section of a bundle should be measured against it. The list below is conventional coaching content. An open guide's intermediate path, which is aimed at 1200-1600, makes similar choices: Lucena, Philidor, rook versus pawn, triangulation, the outside passed pawn and king activity. The right-hand column shows the free Lichess Practice lesson you can use to check yourself.

Rook endings and pawn endings should take up most of the hours; that is received coaching wisdom and not a measured result. The listing does not break its hours into these topics, so coverage is not stated, and we have not inferred it from a title.

Is it really for intermediate players?

The listing names no rating range, and at least one related title points higher. The separate listing for Endgame for Club Players Vol. 2 describes a 3-hour course for players beyond 1800 that recommends having Vol. 1's fundamentals first. Vol. 1 is named in the bundle, and we could not confirm whether Vol. 2 is included. If it is, part of a bundle sold for intermediate players would be aimed above many of them.

Check these before paying

1. The price, and the separate prices of each included course.
2. The complete list of courses, each with its running time and level.
3. How many of the 45 hours are endgame teaching, and which courses are middlegame or opening material.
4. Whether Vol. 2 is in it, and what level each part claims.
5. Whether Lucena, Philidor, opposition and triangulation appear by name, and in how many courses.
6. Whether exercises are included, or only video.
7. The refund wording on the store, and whether a bundle can be returned in part.

Who it might suit, and who should skip it

It may suit a player who wants a single large endgame library, has the time for one, and has checked the contents. Skip it if you do not yet know the price, if you are below intermediate level, if you already own a general endgame course or book, or if you mostly need the core positions, which the free lessons below cover.

The free route

For the core positions, you do not need to pay at all. Lichess Practice has lessons on key squares, opposition, the Lucena and the Philidor, plus "Intermediate Rook Endings" and "Practical Rook Endings", and our guide to Lichess studies and practice explains how they work. It is not a structured course, and it does not cover minor-piece endings. If you prefer a single book, Silman's Complete Endgame Course runs to 528 pages, and its publisher describes it as "designed for players of all levels".

Better-documented alternative

ChessMood's Must-Know Endgame Theory U2000 is listed at 5h 38m for 800-2000 on a page we could read, and our review sets out its section list and downsides. For wider comparisons, including lower-priced options, see best chess endgame courses.

What the seller's pages do not tell you

• The bundle price, as far as we could see, and what each included course costs alone.
• Whether the 45 hours are all endgames. One listing lists five different concepts and a search summary says endgame training.
• Whether the named courses overlap, and whether any part is aimed above intermediate level.
• Whether a refund is available on a bundle at all. For questions to put to this store, see our TheChessWorld Academy review.

Here is the TheChessWorld product page for the current price and contents.