Chesswiz

Chess study, made easy

Ask a question. Get the board.

Chesswiz opens your games, plays against an engine, and explains your mistakes in plain words. It is simple to start with and goes as deep as you want.

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Easy to start

Open and browse

Open a database, pick a game, and step through it with the arrow keys.

Play an engine

Choose a strength, play a game, and get a review when you finish.

Ask in plain words

Type a question in the assistant pane and it answers, or opens the games and features you ask for.

Power when you need it

Large databases

Search millions of games by player, opening, result or date.

Strong engines

Analyse positions and games with strong chess engines such as Stockfish.

Training

Drill openings, guess the next move, and practise endgames with a warning when a move lets the win slip.

Learn it in a minute

Short how-to videos, one topic each, with captions. Each topic has a plain-language page too.

Browse the how-to topics