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chess analysis and training tools

Recent window: last 5.3 months (2026-04-27 → 2026-10-04), compared with the prior 5.3 months.

media · 50 members · Data as of 2026-10-07

These products offer chess engines, AI-powered post-game analysis, board scanners, and specialized training aids for board game players. They are used by competitive chess enthusiasts, coaches, and hobbyists looking to study games and improve their tactics. The cluster is distinguished by its specific focus on chess mechanics and engine analysis rather than general gaming or esports platforms.

Metrics

Stage
heating
Recent count
39
Prior count
7
Total count
50
Momentum
300.00
Attention
0.33
Crowding
0.10
Concentration
0.84
Opportunity
0.60

Opportunity components

Attention
0.33
Low crowding
0.90
Momentum (normalized)
1.00
Low concentration
0.16

Source split

github
1 (0.03)
hn
6 (0.15)
ph
32 (0.82)
yc
0 (0.00)

Dominant source: ph · Divergence: 0.82

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Monthly trajectory

Members

Name Source Upvotes ▲ Launched
99chess PH 1 2026-09-21
Chess4D PH 1 2026-09-08
See The Mate - Free Chess Analysis PH 1 2026-09-10
Astra Chess Chamber PH 1 2026-09-18
Stockfish Chess: AI Offline PH 1 2026-09-26
ChessTier PH 1 2026-10-03
Chess X-Ray PH 1 2026-10-03
Echo Chess — reorg.dev PH 1 2026-10-05
OpeningMatrix PH 1 2026-09-07
Chess Now AI PH 1 2026-09-14
FreecaseAI Launch PH 1 2026-09-14
knighttrace PH 1 2026-09-15
Grandmaster Chess Online PH 1 2026-09-17
PlusEV Poker Training App PH 1 2026-09-22
ChessNextMove PH 1 2026-09-23
Rovian PH 1 2026-10-02
Pokerista Academy PH 1 2026-10-03
AI Hegemony PH 1 2026-10-03
LIVE CHESS PH 1 2026-10-04
LLMPvP PH 2 2026-09-29
Pawnlight — Personal chess training PH 2 2026-09-30
Chess Learning App PH 2 2026-10-01
ChessNotate PH 2 2026-09-07
Chess Journal PH 2 2026-09-12
Chess Visualizer PH 2 2026-09-13
Prologue PH 2 2026-09-13
Chessora PH 2 2026-09-20
Counterweight PH 2 2026-09-22
XIANGQI KNIGHT PH 2 2026-09-22
NextMoveChess PH 2 2026-09-25
chessbox PH 2 2026-09-30
DENZIN - AI Playtest Researcher PH 3 2026-09-23
Coffeehouse Chess PH 3 2026-09-18
Blunder - Chess Scanner PH 3 2026-09-25
A Chrome extension that gives you chess tactics on new tab pages HN 5 2026-04-06
Can a person's chess mind outlive them? An attempt with 41 masters HN 5 2026-04-30
Chess-TUI Play Lichess games in your terminal (Rust) HN 5 2025-12-11
Blindfold Chess App HN 5 2025-11-18
Blunderbase: A Personal Chess Database HN 6 2026-09-06
A never-ending chess match between Claude and Codex HN 6 2026-09-28
rocket-league-menutool GITHUB 10 2026-10-06
chessnut-vision-tracker GITHUB 12 2026-10-04
I trained a chess engine to play like humans HN 14 2026-05-10
I built a chess explorer that explains strategy instead of just stats HN 14 2026-01-21
Chess on a Donut/Torus and Deep-Dive HN 24 2025-11-29
Watch LLMs play 21,000 hands of Poker HN 36 2026-01-08
Spin Lab HN 44 2026-06-16
chess-postmortem-skills GITHUB 65 2026-09-25
A Claude Code skill to analyze your chess games HN 75 2026-09-26
Sameshi HN 230 2026-02-14