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 and Lamprecht 2001:11-12, 304)
| Pieces | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Rook versus rook | 8.45 |
| Rook & bishop vs. rook & knight | 6.76 |
| Two rooks versus two rooks | 3.45 |
| Rook & bishop vs. rook & bishop (same color) | 3.37 |
| Bishop versus knight | 3.29 |
| Rook & knight vs. rook & knight | 3.09 |
| King and pawns vs. king (and pawns) | 2.87 |
| Rook & bishop vs. rook & bishop (opposite color) | 1.92 |
| Queen versus queen | 1.87 |
| Rook & bishop versus rook | 1.77 |
| Bishop versus bishop (same color) | 1.65 |
| knight versus knight | 1.56 |
| Rook versus bishop | 1.51 |
| Rook & knight versus rook | 1.42 |
| Bishop versus bishop (opposite color) | 1.11 |
| Bishop versus pawns | 1.01 |
| Rook versus knight | 0.97 |
| Knight versus pawns | 0.92 |
| Queen & minor piece versus queen | 0.90 |
| Rook versus pawns | 0.75 |
| Queen versus rook & minor piece | 0.69 |
| Rook and pawn versus rook | 0.67 |
| Rook and two pawns versus rook | 0.56 |
| Queen versus pawns | 0.42 |
| Queen versus rook | 0.40 |
| Queen versus two rooks | 0.31 |
| King and one pawn versus king | 0.23 |
| Queen versus minor piece | 0.17 |
| Queen and one pawn versus queen | 0.09 |
| Queen versus two minor pieces | 0.08 |
| Bishop and knight versus king | 0.02 |
| Queen versus three minor pieces | 0.01 |
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