Chess Coach
Improve your game with interactive training
Analyze Your Chess.com Games
Enter your Chess.com username to analyze your recent games:
Select a Game to Analyze:
Your Chess Statistics
How to Use the Chess Coach Web App – Complete Guide
This guide will walk you through all features of the Chess Coach web app, designed to help players analyze games, practice strategies, and track their chess progress.
1. Getting Started
The Chess Coach app works immediately when embedded in WordPress. No login or setup is required. The interface has three main tabs:
- Practice Board: Interactive chessboard for training
- Analyze Games: Connect to Chess.com to review past games
- My Stats: View your performance metrics
2. Practice Board Features
Moving Pieces
- Select a piece: Click on any of your pieces (white or black) to select it
- Legal moves highlight: Allowed moves will glow with an accent color
- Make your move: Click on the highlighted square to move the piece
Click pieces to move them
Board Controls
- Flip Board: Switches perspective (useful for black pieces practice)
- New Game: Resets the board to starting position
- Get Hint: Suggests a random legal move (helpful when stuck)
- Undo Move: Reverts the last move (can undo multiple times)
Move History
- All moves appear in the Move History panel below the board
- Click any move to rewind the game to that position
- Scrollable list tracks the entire game progression
3. Game Analysis Tools
Fetching Chess.com Games
- Go to the “Analyze Games” tab
- Enter your Chess.com username (e.g., “Hikaru”)
- Click “Fetch Games” to load your recent matches
- Select a game from the dropdown menu
Load your actual games for analysis
Key Analysis Metrics
For each analyzed game, you’ll see:
- Blunders (??) – Major mistakes losing significant advantage
- Mistakes (?) – Suboptimal moves that weaken position
- Accuracy – A displayed estimate for reviewing a game, not a complete assessment
- PGN – Full game notation for further study
PGN Export
Copy the game’s PGN (Portable Game Notation) to:
- Share with coaches
- Import to chess databases (Lichess, ChessBase)
- Save for future reference
4. Performance Statistics
The “My Stats” tab provides insights into your chess progress:
Rating Progress Chart
- Tracks rating changes over time (sample data shown)
- Hover over points to see exact values
Quick Stats
| Metric | Description |
|---|---|
| Total Games | Lifetime games analyzed |
| Win Rate | Percentage of games won |
| Best Opening | Your most successful starting strategy |
| Avg Rating | Typical opponent strength faced |
5. Tips for Effective Training
- Daily Practice
- Use the Practice Board for 10-15 minutes daily
- Experiment with different openings
- Learn from Mistakes
- Focus on reducing blunders first
- Review at least 1 analyzed game per session
- Track Progress
- Check stats monthly to identify weaknesses
- Compare accuracy percentages over time
- Combine with Other Tools
- Use alongside chess puzzles
- Watch tutorial videos about your weak areas
6. Troubleshooting
| Issue | Solution |
|---|---|
| “User not found” error | Double-check your Chess.com username spelling |
| Moves not working | Refresh the page and start a new game |
| Missing game data | Chess.com only shows games from the past year |
| Board looks wrong | Click “Flip Board” to adjust perspective |
Final Thoughts
This Chess Coach app helps players of all levels:
- Beginners: Learn piece movement and basic strategy
- Intermediate: Analyze mistakes to improve accuracy
- Advanced: Track long-term performance metrics
Pro Tip: Bookmark this page for regular training sessions!
Review one position at a time
Use the board to replay a position and describe the move you are considering before asking for a hint. Check imported game details against the original Chess.com record. A displayed hint or summary is an aid for reviewing the game; it does not guarantee an objectively best move or a rating improvement.