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We compiled 14 Reddit discussions about Chess Coach apps from 3 subreddits. Here's what real users recommend, complain about, and debate.

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Recommendations for chess coaches?

r/TournamentChess
It doesn't. You can't separate good coaches from bad, and you can barely filter or sort. ... It's a lot of money to pay 300 USD per month. All you need is one amateur who is very addicted to chess books and training regimens. Get in touch with lichess: Move_In_Silence_2024.

Recs for AI chess coach with feel of a real life coach?

r/chess
Coaches are pretty cheap on lichess, just support a human being. ... Decode Chess is the tool I've seen that at least attempts to do this. attempt is the key word there, in my opinion. But maybe you would like it more, who knows ...

[Tips Request] Chess Coach/Software that analyzes games and tells you what to study or invest time in?

r/chess
Chess Gaja offers one-on-one sessions with flexible timings. Our coaches analyze your games and guide you on areas to improve. Also, check out this blog on time management for chess improvement: https://chessgaja.com/2024/05/creating-a-time...

Is there a good iPhone app for chess training?

r/chess
Chesstempo is arguably the best chess tactics trainer in the web. It does not have a mobile app. But, it does have an excellent, mobile optimized website that I use on my iPhone and iPad.

Has anyone found software that coaches as you play?

r/chessbeginners
Some people here just want to learn chess and have virtually no idea about certain chess concepts. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns. ... This would be cheating. Also if you did it with a hum...

Is there a good chess app for practicing openings?

r/chess
chesstempo is the best openings trainer that I know of, but all you do is enter in your opening variations, and then get tested if you know the exact move or not.

Online Chess Coaches - What platforms do you use to find/facilitate your chess lessons with your chess learners?

r/chess
I use chess.com , lichess, and Outschool to find new online chess students. Been successful with all three so far.

Chess app recommendation

r/chess
Thanks for submitting your game analysis to r/chess! If you’d like feedback on your whole game feel free to post a game link or annotated lichess study if you haven't already. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have an...

Built a chess coach to help players improve by explaining critical moments in your games

r/chess
I created an Chess Coach that uses a mixture of LLMs, engines, and chess principles to find critical moments in a players game on both Lichess.org and chess.com · My goal is simple, help players improve and get better at chess. In the main image, the move played was Ra1, but the best move was Bb5 pi...

What is the best chess app for IOS?

r/chess
Chess.com is my preferred for sure. ... I’ve never heard of lichess. Any good? ... Lichess, but use a home screen shortcut. Not the App. Way better. ... I dont think the app has lessons like the website, but its pretty well optimized if you do it thru the home screen shortcut. The studies are much e...

New player help request: Is there a better alternative to paying for chess.com for post-game analysis? Or, what's the best software to coach yourself with?

r/chess
It's well worth the effort. Even as a paying (low rated) member my self I prefer the self analysis to the game review if I want a "real" analysis. ... The auto analysis in chess.com is very good tool.

Coaching software

r/chess
It has a feature to evaluate your games and then present you training positions from those games and ask you to pick the best move. If you're not using chessbase for anything else, this feature alone is probably not worth the cost, but if you like keeping databases of your games, coming up with...

I Can't Afford Chess.com Analysis So I Use Other apps

r/chess
What you're paying chess.com for in its analysis is the CAPS system, the move rating (like blunder or good) and its basic computer coach. Is it worth it, sure if the 10 bucks a month is no different than free for you, but if the cost is high for your region you're not really missing anythi...

Is there a good chess learning app that doesn't require a subscription?

r/chess
New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Share ... Magnus Trainer app. It’s free, you don’t have to pay for it you just have to level up one at a time. It’s worth it to grind through all the levels to get to the advanced level.

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r/TournamentChessr/chessr/chessbeginners

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