Coaching tools

Study chess like you play it — one move at a time.

Free browser-based tools built for coaching: set up any position, work through a line with a student, and check your ideas against a real engine. No installs, no accounts.

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Analysis Board

Play out a line, drag pieces to set up a custom position, import a PGN, and get a Stockfish evaluation or play the position out against the computer.

● Live
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Openings Trainer

Drill your repertoire move by move, with spaced repetition to keep the lines you've studied sharp. Starting with the Scotch Game.

● Live
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Checkmate Academy

Twelve famous mating patterns for junior players, from the Back Rank to Boden's Mate. Find the mate in one, earn stars and unlock the next level.

● New · Juniors
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Endgame Trainer

Play the basic mates (queen, rook, two rooks, two bishops, bishop and knight) and key endings against a coach that defends perfectly and grades every move.

● New
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AI Chess Coach

Play the coach at your level, then click any move to get a plain-English explanation of why it was strong or weak, backed by Stockfish.

● New · Beta