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Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Chess Axis

Chess analyzer for free no account needed.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Aimchess▲129

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

    2020 · aimchess.com · 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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    2D chessboard scanner & analyzer to calculate the best moves

    2021 · play.google.com · 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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    Learn Chess notations to analyse, visualise and review games

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Analyze chess position from any website, image or video.

    2019 · chessvision.ai · its alternatives →

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    I built over the last two years a human-like neural network chess engine that tries to predict your rating from a single game. It automatically adapts to your play and tries to play like a human at your level would play, giving you a balanced game. At the core I’m using an AlphaZero / Leela Chess Zero style neural network that I have trained on 1 billion human games from the lichess.org open database. Around this network I have built a chess engine in Rust with algorithms that use the outputs from the NN to produce human-like moves at a given rating from beginner to world champion, as…

    2022 · noctie.ai · its alternatives →

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    Silksong Save Editor: Manage Your Game Progress Easily

    Oct 2025 · chessanalysis.net · its alternatives →

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    Scan score sheets and generate chess games in seconds.

    2024 · chessscanner.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello! I created SpicyChess(https://spicychess.com) because I wanted a tactics training app that would have the following features: - Spaced Repetition. - Countdown time to simulate blitz Chess where you have to find the best move quickly. - The ability to save puzzles for later review. I'd love to hear any feedback that you may have !

    2023 · spicychess.com · its alternatives →

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    Free chess game analysis with engine review

    Feb 2026 · yoochess.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    A real-time move calculator for online Chess

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Master chess with 10K+ puzzles, analysis tools & AI play

    Jan 2026 · chessnonstop.com · its alternatives →

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    2024 · louisabraham.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Follow the discussion on YCombinator . I like to play chess. It is challenging, it requires strategic thinking and it is a great way to ...

    2011 · codebazaar.blogspot.com · its alternatives →

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    Free chess analytics for Chess.com and Lichess players

    Jul 2026 · statmate.app · its alternatives →

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    Play chess online or offline, analyze games with an engine.

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

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    I've been playing chess for a few years with my ELO stuck around 1600 on Lichess. I wanted an app that combined puzzle training, interactive lessons, game analysis, and AI coaching in one place. But all the apps I used over the years either felt overwhelming, had UX that wasn't up to my expectations for a modern app or were lacking some fundamental features that I really wanted. So, I built LearnChess.ai. The technical angle I'm most excited about: it's built local-first using LiveStore (event-sourced, SQLite on-device), which means zero loading delays for user data and full offline support.…

    Jul 2026 · learnchess.ai · its alternatives →

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    Analyse chess positions from any website, book, and video.

    Mar 2026 · pawelgawlikdev.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Enhancing Chess Skills and Competitive Play

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! I wanted to share with you a chess analysis tool that I was building for the past week. First of all I want to explain what is the problem that I'm trying to solve: Chess Engines such as stockfish are superior for us humans, but it's not self explanatory. A player can review their game by stockfish and it will tell them that some moves are very bad and losing, but why? This is the problem that we are trying to solve. ChessRabbit acts as a chess agent with stockfish evaluation tools. It takes every move that the player plays and it reasons about it, with the help, validation, and…

    Aug 2026 · chessrabbit.co · its alternatives →

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    Free chess analyzer to find blunders and master your game

    Jan 2026 · chessmoveexpert.com · its alternatives →

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    I built this because I got tired of Stockfish giving me evaluations (+0.5) without explaining the actual plan. Most opening explorers focus on statistics (Win/Loss/Draw). I wanted a tool that explains the strategic intent behind the moves (e.g., "White plays c4 to clamp down on d5" vs just "White plays c4"). The Project: Comprehensive Database: I’ve mapped and annotated over 3,500 named opening variations. It covers everything from main lines (Ruy Lopez, Sicilian) to deep sidelines. Strategic Visualization: The UI highlights key squares and draws arrows based on the textual…

    Jan 2026 · atlaschess.me · its alternatives →

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