Ability to enter study details through a cleaner new modal, with support for Markdown descriptions
Cleaner new modal for adding chapters to a study
Initial support for icons on nodes and their display
Bug fixes and improved loading speed, especially on the dashboard page
[Beta] 0.11 – Learn & Review modes
24 juin 2025
Learn mode
Learning List: Add any public or private course to your personalized Learning List, now visible on the Dashboard.
Guided Interface: A brand-new UI guides you step-by-step through all core chess theories—openings, tactics, endgames, and more—for a structured learning experience.
Review Mode
Spaced Repetition: Once you complete a variation in Learn Mode, you can revisit it according to the SM2 spaced-repetition algorithm to reinforce retention over time
Dashboard page
Private Games: Quickly access all your private games in one place.
Active Studies: See which courses and variations are currently in your learning queue.
Statistics: Track your progress with comprehensive study stats (completion rates, upcoming reviews, and performance metrics).
Editor Mode improvement
Variations: In Editor Mode, a new sidebar on the left displays all variation branches, making it easy to pick moves and build lessons that integrate seamlessly into Learn & Review.
Reorder Chapters: Rearrange the order of chapters within any study by simply dragging and dropping, so your lessons flow exactly as you want
[Beta] 0.10 – Mobile version & Dark theme
11 mai 2025
Mobile Web Version
It’s official and it’s here: Chessflare now runs flawlessly in your mobile browser! Whether you’re analyzing your games, learning new tactics, or refining your opening theories, every feature adapts perfectly to any screen size !
Dark Theme
Say hello to our sleek new Black Theme! Toggle it in settings for instant eye comfort during late-night duels
[Beta] 0.9 – Studies & Public database
16 avril 2025
We’re excited to introduce a major update focused on studies and our brand-new public course database. Here’s what’s new:
📚 300+ Public Courses with the Chessflare Editor
You now have access to a growing public base of over 300 courses and studies, all fully compatible with our Chessflare Editor.
🌍 Publish & Share Your Own Studies
You can now publish your own studies online and share them with the Chessflare community in one click! Each study gets a unique URL, making sharing easy. Plus, creators get analytics – see how many people viewed your study and how they interacted with it. Learn what works and improve your content over time!
📝 Copy & Remix Public Studies
Found a public study you love? Now you can copy it to your own workspace. This makes it easy to:
Add your own chapters or annotations
Build upon existing work
Adapt someone else’s idea
Great for learning, teaching, or remixing chess ideas with your personal touch.
[Beta] 0.8 – Most Played Moves
7 avril 2025
Added a panel on the right that displays win rates and allows the use of the most common moves (by Elo rating) to build a study.
[Beta] 0.7 – Save Arrows and Comments in Studies
1 avril 2025
🎨 Board UX Refactor
Global UX overhaul of the board
Added smooth animations for better interactivity
Visual layer enhancements for improved usability and clarity
🔊 Sound Integration
Added sound effects to the chessboard for each interaction
🧩 Arrows & Highlights
Right-click + drag to create custom arrows
Right-click on a square to create a square highlight
Arrows and highlights are now saved to the database
🎨 Board Customization
New « Settings » section to customize the board
Over 100 possible skin combinations (pieces + board themes)
Upgrade to StockFish 17 lite
[Beta] 0.6
6 février 2025
New rendering mode focused on the board
This new mode, focused on the board, allows you to analyze sections with minimal variations while providing the best possible user experience. Soon, controls will be added above and below the board to further enhance ease of navigation.
Auto-centering on the graph and improved keyboard shortcut usage
Auto-centering allows you to fully explore the section using keyboard shortcuts, enhancing the overall experience of using the graph.
[Beta] 0.5
26 janvier 2025
Improve PGN upload
New upload system that supports larger files for the Chessflare suite, providing real-time progress tracking for each game within the .pgn file. Furthermore, if any game is invalid, the system can isolate it to prevent blocking the entire file.
Database explorer on screener
A database explorer has been added to the screener to enhance navigation and make switching between games smoother.
PGN Export
You can now export a single chapter or an entire repertoire in PGN format.
Highlighting the last move
The last move played is now highlighted to improve clarity on the board.
New screener style 🎨
We love giving you the best possible experience! That’s why Chessflare is getting a makeover to make navigation smoother and your gameplay even more enjoyable.
Fixes
Creating nodes on large node trees is now much faster.
Icons have been improved for a better user experience.
Improved Selection Visibility for PGN Dump.
[Beta] 0.4
16 janvier 2025
Adding Colors and Modifying Behaviors on Move Pins
Hovering over Stockfish calculation lines temporarily loads the position on the chessboard, and leaving the line restores the selected position. Hovering over the orange diamond allows loading the currently selected node. The purpose of this diamond throughout the app is to show from which FEN position a line is loaded.
Clicking on the comment pin selects the position.
Adding a Pgn Dump
An improvement over the classic PGN dumps available on Lichess, Chess.com, etc. This PGN dump is being prepared for a future update that will allow changing the layout to make the board the main element on the screen.
Visual Refactoring of Graph Nodes
The graph has been condensed, and the nodes are smaller to allow more nodes to be displayed on the screen.
[Beta] 0.3
6 janvier 2025
Graph orientation selection
You can now choose the orientation of your graph, horizontal or vertical. This flexibility allows you to adapt the display to your screen format, ensuring better readability and a more convenient user experience.
Stockfish evaluation bar
The Stockfish evaluation bar is now displayed next to the board, providing a clear and convenient way to track game evaluations in real time.
Enhanced Stockfish panel
We’ve added more details to the Stockfish panel for a richer analysis experience:
Depth: Displays the search depth reached by Stockfish
Engine info: Clearly shows the engine being used.
Score by color: View the evaluation score based on the selected color.
Progress bar: Follow Stockfish’s progress with a loading bar.
Fixes
Promotion issues: Resolved some issues that could occur during promotion.
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies such as cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Refusing or withdrawing consent may negatively affect certain features and functionalities.
Functional
Toujours activé
Technical access or storage is strictly necessary for the legitimate interest purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or solely to carry out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Préférences
L’accès ou le stockage technique est nécessaire dans la finalité d’intérêt légitime de stocker des préférences qui ne sont pas demandées par l’abonné ou l’internaute.
Statistics
Storage or technical access used exclusively for statistical purposes.Le stockage ou l’accès technique qui est utilisé exclusivement dans des finalités statistiques anonymes. En l’absence d’une assignation à comparaître, d’une conformité volontaire de la part de votre fournisseur d’accès à internet ou d’enregistrements supplémentaires provenant d’une tierce partie, les informations stockées ou extraites à cette seule fin ne peuvent généralement pas être utilisées pour vous identifier.
Marketing
Technical access or storage is necessary to create user profiles for delivering advertisements or to track the user across one or more websites for similar marketing purposes.