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24 alternatives to Chess 101: Beginner's Guide

The drunken master teaches chess

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chess 101: Beginner's Guide launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    A fun and free way to learn chess.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Transform Your Chess Skills with AI-Powered Training

    Jan 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    A real-time move calculator for online Chess

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Train your spatial visualization with chess

    2025 · thememorychess.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn Chess notations to analyse, visualise and review games

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    ChessUp▲82

    An incredible chess board with a built-in chess instructor

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Master your chess openings the interactive way

    2025 · chess999.com · its alternatives →

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    Aimchess▲129

    Learn chess your way with AI tools and data driven approach.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Stop playing chess. Start understanding it.

    Jul 2026 · learnchess.ai · its alternatives →

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    We built ChessBoss at the TechCrunch Disrupt hackathon this week. It didn’t make the top 10 but I thought Hacker News might think it’s pretty cool. https://devpost.com/software/chess-boss There are these really cool smart chessboards that can suggest moves and track your games... but they’re $400 and weigh 19 pounds. And of course there are apps that can analyze games but tracking and inputting games by hand is a huge pain. Or fully-digital chess apps... but board games are way more fun in real life! We wondered: “why can’t you just do that in software and bring the best…

    2019 · devpost.com · its alternatives →

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    3Chess▲106

    Play three player chess online free for web and mobile

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Chessie▲18

    Turn your chess mistake & blunders into puzzles instantly

    Jul 2026 · chessie.nxgntools.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14LB

    I made this basic website for my daughter (6) to learn how to move chess pieces. I wanted a simple game which didn't have all the rules, just how to get from A to B with a piece. Admittedly, as soon as I made this a friend pointed out https://lichess.org/learn which is really nice! There are a bunch of settings you can tweak to set the difficulty etc. Anyway, maybe will be a fun (short) diversion.

    Oct 2025 · minichessgames.com · its alternatives →

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    Test your skills and strategy with 1D Chess

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    FREE Chess Game Reviews & more

    Jan 2026 · chess.day · its alternatives →

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    Find local chess players & events for casual real-life games

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Stop grinding tactics. Master Positional Chess & Strategy

    Jul 2026 · chessneurons.com · its alternatives →

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    An easy to use website that helps you learn chess openings

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Master Your Chess Tactics

    2024 · rising-ph0enix.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Your chess game's key moments clearly explained

    2025 · taketaketake.com · its alternatives →

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    Chess puzzles based on your blunders

    2025 · learnfromyourblunders.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn any Chess Opening

    Feb 2026 · atlaschess.me · its alternatives →

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    Chess Puzzle Practice Platform

    2025 · cpd-chi.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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