Opening study, refined

Opening preparation for every game you play.

Train 100+ official courses of established systems, as White or as Black. Learn the idea, then play the line without assistance.

Game source

No account needed β€” we only read public games.

Game Review

Your games, reviewed move by move.

Paste any PGN and get a full report in seconds β€” opening accuracy against the official courses, engine grades on every decision, and coach notes that say exactly where the line slipped.

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Community

Join the Discord.

Ask about lines, share a repertoire, report a bug, and see what we ship next. The server is the fastest way to reach us.

  • Opening questions and line feedback
  • Repertoire and endgame discussion
  • Release notes and early peeks
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Is it really free? Yes β€” your first course, game review and puzzles are unlimited. All questions

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Short clips, repertoire ideas, and what we ship next.

Changelog

What changed

  1. v1.1 Latest

    Evaluation Dashboard, Blunder Override, and Game Review β€” tools that help you understand your own play.

    • added Evaluation Dashboard: Tracks your ratings across Chess.com and Lichess while analyzing which openings you play most.
    • added Blunder Override: Replays your past games to walk you through the exact moments where you threw away a win.
    • added Game Review Feature: Imports your games or pgn so AI coach can break down your games move by move.
  2. v1.0

    The first build: opening trainer, endgames vault, progress tracking, repertoire builder, community courses, and live puzzles.

    • added Opening Trainer: The opening trainer, with 100+ official starter courses (work in progress).
    • added Endgames Vault: King opposition, Lucena, Philidor, King and rook mate, King and queen mate.
    • added Progress tracking: Tracks your personal learning progress, puzzle ratings, and daily practice streaks.
    • added Repertoire Builder: Lets you build and drill your own custom opening courses as White or Black.
    • added Community Courses: publish a course to share with other players.
    • added Live Puzzles: Features an all-time rating leaderboard that updates in real-time as you solve.