Player switcher and Local games
In the games list and in insights you can switch between your accounts and players you have searched for. Uploaded PGNs and games against the AI have their own tab.
- -Linked accounts and searched players appear as tabs above the games list and above insights
- -A “Local games” tab for uploaded PGNs and games against the AI, with filters: all, vs AI, PGN
- -Refreshing the list no longer skips new games
- -When you go back to a player you have already opened, their insights show at once, and the repertoire loads when you scroll to it
16 languages
The site is translated into 16 languages. The language is picked from your browser settings, and the switcher has moved to the sidebar.
- -New languages: Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, German, French, Chinese, Turkish, Polish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Kazakh and Uzbek
- -On your first visit the language is picked from your browser settings
- -The language switcher is in the sidebar and opens as a list
- -Where a translation is missing, the English text is shown
Sync button, translations and phone layout
New games come in with one button, move ratings are translated, and the interface fits a phone screen.
- -The “Sync” button on My Games pulls in your latest games without leaving the page
- -On a phone, buttons, menus and the analysis block fit the screen, and the page no longer scrolls sideways
- -Move ratings are translated: Brilliant, Blunder and the rest appear in your language
- -Display settings are fully translated
New move icons and a video timeline
The move rating icons were redrawn, each rating has one colour across the site, and videos are built from parts on a timeline.
- -The move rating icons were redrawn
- -Each rating has the same colour on the board badge, in the move list, in the analysis block, in the stats and on the evaluation graph
- -Videos are built on a timeline from parts: hook, poster, game, freeze frame, ending. Ready-made templates are included
- -Chess.com player avatars go missing less often
- -Opening a game from the Chrome extension shows the board from the side of the player who imported it
Unlimited game analysis
Imported games can be analysed without limits, on the free plan too. Some insights sections are now Pro only.
- -The limit on analysing imported games is gone for every plan
- -Pro now includes Study Moments, Opening Mistakes and the Repertoire Explorer
- -The rest of insights stays available without Pro
New study moments and PGN import in My Games
Study Moments show three new kinds of mistakes, and you can upload a PGN straight from My Games.
- -New study moments: missing the only defensive move, grabbing material at the cost of the initiative, and ignoring a new threat
- -A freshly uploaded PGN game shows up in My Games right away
- -The PGN tab in My Games has its own import form: add a file or pasted PGN right there
Study moments and game links
Insights now include Study Moments, practical mistakes from your own games. A game link keeps the player and the side of the board.
- -Study Moments in insights, three kinds of mistakes: overpressing a winning position, not punishing a mistake, letting the opponent back into the game
- -Time-scramble episodes and positions where you stayed well ahead anyway do not count as study moments
- -Each category can be expanded to show more examples
- -A game link keeps the player and the board side, whether it is opened from a list or shared
Sign-in, payment and account settings
Sign-in pages and emails come in your language, sign-in and Pro payment errors are fixed, and account settings are in one place.
- -Sign-in pages and emails follow your chosen language and no longer switch to English
- -Fixed a repeated sign-in prompt after following the email link, and an error that stopped Pro payments from going through
- -Subscription, linked chess accounts and general settings are on one page
- -Display Settings combine board, notation, sound and analysis options in one panel
Import and notation fixes
A game with no moves no longer opens as a broken analysis, move counts in the list show right away, and piece icons in notation sit on the line.
- -A game whose PGN holds only the result no longer opens as an analysis without moves
- -Move counts in the games list are taken from the game record, so they show before the analysis finishes
- -In key moments and notable moves, piece icons are aligned with the text
- -My Games and several analysis screens are more fully translated into Russian
Phone layout and translated tool pages
The home page, My Games and the analysis page fit narrow screens, and the FEN analyzer, PGN analyzer, free analysis and accuracy calculator pages are translated into Russian.
- -The home page, My Games and the analysis page fit narrow screens
- -Captured pieces and action buttons no longer break the phone layout, and the full list of captured pieces opens with a tap
- -The FEN analyzer, PGN analyzer, free analysis and accuracy calculator pages are translated into Russian
