Opening Explorer

Tools for studying opening theory and navigating move trees by frequency or win rate.

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Lichess

Free, open-source online chess platform with zero ads, zero paywalls, and a full suite of play and training tools.

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Chess.com

The world's largest chess platform, offering play, tactics, courses, game analysis, and live event coverage for all levels.

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ChessTempo

Comprehensive chess training site renowned for its tactics trainer, opening trainer, and large game database.

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Chessable

Online chess learning platform using spaced repetition to help players memorize openings, tactics, and endgames.

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Chessgames.com

Massive historical game database with over 10 million games, player bios, a community forum, and a puzzle archive.

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ChessBase Database

Free online database of millions of master games with a powerful search interface and opening statistics.

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Maia Chess

Human-like AI chess engine trained to predict human moves at specific Elo levels, ideal for realistic practice.

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ChessDB

Free cloud database of over 40 million chess positions with optimal engine moves, built for opening research.

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Opening Tree

Personalized opening explorer that analyzes your own games from Lichess or Chess.com to show your actual opening stats.

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Chessbook

Opening repertoire builder and trainer with spaced repetition, tailored to your Elo and designed for efficient memorization.

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ChessDriller

Free, open-source opening repertoire trainer using spaced repetition, compatible with any PGN repertoire file.

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Chesspath

Interactive opening explorer that visualizes the most common paths through the opening phase as a decision tree.

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Listudy

Free chess training site combining spaced repetition for openings, blindfold tactics, and endgame practice.

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365chess

Searchable chess game database with millions of games, an opening explorer, and player statistics.

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Hanging Pawns

YouTube channel by Stjepan Tomic with systematic opening repertoire videos and middlegame concept series.

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Folio Chess

An interactive force-directed graph of all 3,704 ECO chess openings, colored by volume.