# ChessSolve

> Real-time Stockfish chess analysis for Chess.com & Lichess — displayed as arrows directly on your board.

ChessSolve is a browser extension that overlays best-move arrows from Stockfish (the world's strongest open-source chess engine) on your live board during Chess.com and Lichess games. It is designed for training, analysis, and learning — not for cheating in competitive games. Users can see the top engine moves in real time, understand why certain moves are best, and improve their chess skills faster.

## Key Pages

- [Home](https://chesssolve.com/): Product overview, features, screenshots, and download
- [Download](https://chesssolve.com/download): Install the ChessSolve browser extension
- [Blog](https://chesssolve.com/blog): Chess improvement tips, analysis guides, and learning resources
- [About](https://chesssolve.com/about-us): Team background and product mission
- [Pricing](https://chesssolve.com/pricing): Plans, pricing, and FAQ
- [Contact](https://chesssolve.com/contact-us): Reach the ChessSolve team

## Blog Posts

- [Basic Checkmates: How to Force Mate With Every Material Combination](https://chesssolve.com/blog/basic-checkmates): The 6 basic checkmates, from the 7-move ladder to the 33-move bishop and knight: how to force each one, how long it takes, and the one that can never win.
- [The Bishop and Knight Checkmate: The Hardest Basic Mate, Explained](https://chesssolve.com/blog/bishop-and-knight-checkmate): Bishop and knight force mate in 33 moves, but only in a corner matching your bishop's colour. The W-manoeuvre, the method, and if it's worth learning.
- [How to Checkmate With a Queen and King (Without Stalemating)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/checkmate-with-queen-and-king): Force the king and queen checkmate in 10 moves or fewer: shrink the box, walk your king up, mate on the edge, and avoid the stalemate that costs the win.
- [How to Checkmate With a Rook and King: The Box and the Opposition](https://chesssolve.com/blog/checkmate-with-rook-and-king): The king and rook checkmate in 16 moves or fewer: cut the board in half, shrink the box, take the opposition, mate on the edge. The most instructive basic mate.
- [How to Checkmate With Two Bishops (You Need a Corner, Not an Edge)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/checkmate-with-two-bishops): Two bishops and a king force mate in 19 moves, but only in a corner. How the bishop wall works, why the edge isn't enough, and how to herd the king there.
- [Why Two Knights Can't Force Checkmate (And the One Exception)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/two-knights-cannot-checkmate): Two knights can't force mate against a lone king: the position before mate is stalemate. Why it fails, and how a pawn makes a 115-move win possible.
- [The Ladder Mate: How to Checkmate With Two Rooks](https://chesssolve.com/blog/two-rooks-checkmate-ladder-mate): The two-rook ladder mate, also called the lawnmower or staircase mate, takes at most 7 moves and is the only basic checkmate that doesn't need your king at all.
- [How to Get Better at Bullet Chess: 8 Tips That Actually Work (2026)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-get-better-at-bullet-chess): How to get better at bullet chess: clock management, pre-move technique, the best pre-movable openings, endgame speed drills, and a 30-day training plan to stop flagging.
- [Stockfish Online, No Download: Run the Engine Free in Your Browser (2026)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/stockfish-online-no-download): Run Stockfish online with no download, the full 3600+ rated engine in your browser, free. How it works, and whether it's as strong as the desktop version.
- [Save Your Chess.com and Lichess Games Automatically (and Review Them Later)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/save-chess-games-automatically): Stop exporting PGNs one at a time. ChessSolve auto-saves every game you finish on Chess.com and Lichess to your account, ready to replay and re-analyze.
- [Chess.com Move Classifications Explained: Brilliant, Great, Best, and Every Label](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-com-move-classifications-explained): What do Chess.com's move labels mean? Brilliant, Great, Best, Excellent, Good, Book, Inaccuracy, Mistake, Miss, and Blunder: explained, and how to use them.
- [10 Chess Opening Traps Every Beginner Should Know (and How to Dodge Them)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-opening-traps-beginners): Ten classic opening traps that win games fast (Scholar's Mate, the Fried Liver, Legal's Mate, and more) plus the rules that stop you falling for them.
- [What's a Good Accuracy Score on Chess.com? (Broken Down by Rating)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/good-accuracy-score-chess-com): A good Chess.com accuracy score depends on your rating and the game. What accuracy really measures, typical ranges by rating, and why chasing it backfires.
- [Lichess vs Chess.com: Which Is Better for Improvement (2026)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/lichess-vs-chess-com): Lichess is free and open-source; Chess.com is bigger and more polished. An honest 2026 comparison for improvers: analysis, puzzles, ratings, and cost.
- [What Is a Brilliant Move in Chess (and How to Actually Get One)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/what-is-a-brilliant-move-in-chess): A Brilliant move (!!) on Chess.com is a sound sacrifice you didn't have to make. Here's what triggers the label, and the habits that earn you more of them.
- [The Best Third-Party Chess Engine to Analyze Your Games (2026)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/best-third-party-chess-engine): Looking for a third-party engine to analyze your Chess.com or Lichess games? Here's why Stockfish is the answer, and the easiest way to run it on your board.
- [How to Get an Eval Bar on Chess.com Live Games (2026)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-com-eval-bar-extension): Chess.com hides the evaluation bar during live games. Here's how to add a live eval bar and Stockfish best-move arrows to Chess.com with a browser extension.
- [Chessvision.ai Alternative: A Live Overlay Instead of a Scanner (2026)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chessvision-ai-alternative): Chessvision.ai scans a static position and opens it elsewhere; ChessSolve shows Stockfish arrows live on your board. An honest comparison to help you pick.
- [How to Import Chess.com Games to Lichess for Free Analysis](https://chesssolve.com/blog/import-chess-com-games-to-lichess): Want free engine analysis of your Chess.com games? Here's how to import them to Lichess with PGN, plus a faster way to analyze without exporting anything.
- [Scan a Chess Board and Get Instant Analysis (2026)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/scan-chess-board-for-analysis): Turn a photo or screenshot of a chess board into an analyzable position. Here's how board scanning works, when to use it, and when a live overlay is faster.
- [What Move Should I Play Next? How to Find the Best Move in Chess](https://chesssolve.com/blog/what-move-should-i-play-next): Stuck on what to play? A repeatable way to find candidate moves and pick the best, plus how an engine checks your thinking instead of replacing it.
- [Why Does Stockfish Suggest This Move? How to Read Engine Lines](https://chesssolve.com/blog/why-does-stockfish-suggest-this-move): Stockfish shows the best move but never explains it. Here's how to read engine lines and work out why the engine wants a move: in plain human terms.
- [A Free Alternative to Chess.com's Game Review (That Makes You Do the Thinking)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-com-game-review-alternative): Chess.com's Game Review grades the game for you. ChessSolve puts live Stockfish arrows on the board so you review each position yourself: here's how.
- [Best Real-Time Chess Analysis Tools in 2026](https://chesssolve.com/blog/best-real-time-chess-analysis-tools-2026): The best tools for analyzing chess in real time and after your games in 2026, engine overlays, coaching apps, and free analysis boards, compared.
- [ChessSolve vs Aimchess: Which Chess Tool Do You Actually Need? (2026)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chesssolve-vs-aimchess): ChessSolve and Aimchess both help you improve, but they solve different problems. Here's an honest comparison so you pick the right tool, or use both.
- [The Best Stockfish Browser Extension for Chess.com and Lichess (2026)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/stockfish-browser-extension): Want the 3600+ rated Stockfish engine's best-move arrows right on your Chess.com or Lichess board? How Stockfish browser extensions work, what to look for, and the best in 2026.
- [What Is Stockfish? The World's Strongest Chess Engine, Explained](https://chesssolve.com/blog/what-is-stockfish): What Stockfish is, how it works, why it's the strongest chess engine in the world, and how players actually use it. A plain-English explainer with no jargon.
- [Best Time Control for Chess Improvement: What to Play and Why](https://chesssolve.com/blog/best-time-control-for-chess-improvement): Bullet is fun and blitz is addictive, but time control matters more than players think if you want to improve. Here's what the evidence says to play.
- [Chess Endgame Strategy: 9 Goals That Tell You What to Do When You're Lost](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-endgame-strategy): Most players lose endgames not from missing theory but from not knowing what to aim for. 9 goals that give you a decision-making compass for any endgame.
- [Chess Improvement Plan: A 6-Step System to Actually Get Better](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-improvement-plan): Most players repeat the same habits and stay stuck for years. This 6-step chess improvement plan breaks the cycle and produces measurable rating gains.
- [Chess Ratings Explained: Elo, Glicko, and What Your Number Actually Means](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-rating-explained): What does your chess rating actually measure, how is it calculated, and why does your Chess.com number differ from Lichess? Everything you need to know.
- [The Chess Thinking Process: A Simple Framework to Make Better Decisions at the Board](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-thinking-process): Most chess mistakes come from a broken thinking process, not missing knowledge. Here's a clear, repeatable framework for choosing your move every time.
- [How to Evaluate a Chess Position: The 5 Factors That Actually Matter](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-evaluate-a-chess-position): Evaluating positions separates players who understand chess from those who just memorize moves. Here's the clear, ordered framework strong players use.
- [How to Get from 1500 to 2000 Elo: What Actually Changes at This Level](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-get-from-1500-to-2000-elo): The 1500-2000 climb is where improvement gets genuinely hard. Tactics aren't the whole problem anymore, breaking through needs a new kind of training.
- [How to Improve at Chess With Limited Time (1 Hour a Day or Less)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-improve-at-chess-with-limited-time): Most chess advice assumes hours of daily training. With just 30-60 minutes, here's how to spend it so every minute actually moves your rating.
- [How to Improve Chess Calculation: A Practical Training Guide](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-improve-chess-calculation): Calculation (reading ahead accurately) separates players at every level. Here's how to train it systematically instead of hoping it improves on its own.
- [How to Learn Chess as an Adult: Is It Too Late to Get Good?](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-learn-chess-as-an-adult): Adults learn chess differently than kids, and in some ways better. What the research says about adult improvement, and how to structure your training.
- [How to Memorize Chess Openings Without Forgetting Them](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-memorize-chess-openings): Most players memorize opening moves, then forget them a week later. Here's how strong players actually learn opening variations, and why it sticks.
- [How to Use Stockfish During a Live Chess Game (Chess.com & Lichess)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-use-stockfish-during-a-game): Most guides cover Stockfish after the game. This one shows how to get real-time Stockfish analysis during a live game on Chess.com and Lichess, no setup.
- [Should You Analyze Blitz Chess Games? Yes, Here's How](https://chesssolve.com/blog/should-you-analyze-blitz-games): Most players either skip blitz analysis or overdo it. The right middle ground reveals patterns in your play that slow, long-form review completely misses.
- [Why Am I Not Improving at Chess? The Real Reasons (And How to Fix Them)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/why-am-i-not-improving-at-chess): You're playing regularly, doing puzzles, watching videos, and your rating hasn't moved in months. Here's why, and what to actually change.
- [Chess Psychology: How to Stay Sharp When the Game Gets Tough](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-psychology-mental-game): The mental side of chess matters as much as the tactical. Learn to handle pressure, recover from blunders, and stay focused from move one to move forty.
- [Pawn Structure: The Hidden Foundation of Every Chess Position](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-pawn-structure-guide): Pawns are the soul of chess. Understanding pawn structure tells you where to place your pieces, which plans to follow, and how to spot long-term weaknesses.
- [When to Trade Pieces in Chess: A Practical Guide](https://chesssolve.com/blog/when-to-trade-pieces-chess): Bad trades lose games at the club level. Learn to judge exchanges beyond raw material, and build a feel for when to trade pieces and when to keep them.
- [How to Play Against Stronger Chess Opponents (And Actually Win Sometimes)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-play-against-stronger-chess-opponents): Playing up in rating is uncomfortable but great for improvement. Here's how to stop playing scared and start creating real problems for stronger opponents.
- [Stuck at the Same Rating for Months? Here's How to Break Through](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-break-through-chess-rating-plateau): Rating plateaus are frustrating and nearly universal. Here's why they happen and a structured approach to finally break through and start climbing again.
- [How to Actually Learn From Your Chess Games: Post-Game Analysis on Chess.com](https://chesssolve.com/blog/post-game-analysis-chess-com): ChessSolve now works on the Chess.com analysis board, navigate any position from your game and get engine suggestions right on the board, move by move.
- [Chess Puzzle Training: The Right Way to Use Puzzles to Improve Your Rating](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-puzzle-training-guide): Most players do chess puzzles wrong. Here's the science-backed method for using tactical puzzles to rapidly improve your chess rating and stop blundering.
- [How to Build a Chess Opening Repertoire From Scratch (Without Memorizing 1000 Lines)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-build-a-chess-opening-repertoire): Build a practical opening repertoire that fits your style, without drowning in theory. A step-by-step guide for players rated roughly 600 to 1800.
- [The Best Chess Tools for Improvement in 2026 (And How to Actually Use Them)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/best-chess-tools-for-improvement): A practical guide to the chess tools that actually raise your rating, engine analysis, puzzle trainers, and real-time assistance, and what each is best for.
- [How to Actually Get Better at Blitz Chess](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-improve-at-blitz-chess): Blitz chess is addictive and frustrating in equal measure. Here's what actually improves your blitz rating versus what just passes time.
- [Why You Keep Throwing Away Won Games (And How to Stop)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-convert-winning-positions): Winning a winning position is a separate skill from getting the winning position. Here's why you keep throwing away won games and what to do about it.
- [Chess Clock Strategy: How to Stop Running Out of Time](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-time-management): Time trouble is one of the most common and fixable problems in chess. Here's how to manage your clock before it manages you.
- [How to Study Chess Openings Without Wasting Your Time](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-study-chess-openings): Most players study openings the wrong way and wonder why it doesn't help. Here's how to actually build useful opening knowledge.
- [The 5 Chess Tactics Every Player Must Recognize Instantly](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-tactics-patterns): Chess tactics win games at every level. These five patterns account for the majority of tactical wins: learn to spot them automatically.
- [How to Get From 1000 to 1500 Elo: The Honest Roadmap](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-get-from-1000-to-1500-elo): The jump from 1000 to 1500 Elo is achievable for any serious player. Here's what actually moves the needle and what's just noise.
- [Real-Time Chess Analysis: Get Stockfish Feedback During Live Games](https://chesssolve.com/blog/real-time-chess-analysis): Post-game analysis has a blind spot: the context is gone by the time you review. Real-time Stockfish analysis during live games makes the lessons stick.
- [Chess Middlegame Strategy: How to Make a Plan When You Don't Know What to Do](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-middlegame-strategy): The middlegame is where most players freeze up. Here's a systematic approach to finding a plan when the position isn't obvious.
- [How to Win Chess Endgames: The Basics Every Player Needs](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-endgame-basics): Most games are decided in the endgame, yet most players study it last. Here are the fundamentals that will actually save and win you points.
- [Chess Visualization: How to Train Your Brain to See 5 Moves Ahead](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-visualization-training): Visualization (the ability to calculate and see positions in your head) is a trainable skill. Here's how to systematically improve it.
- [The Best Chess Openings for Beginners (And Why Memorizing Lines Is a Trap)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/best-chess-openings-for-beginners): Everyone wants to know the best opening to play. The honest answer is more useful than any line you could memorize.
- [Why You're Stuck Under 1000 Elo (And the One Habit That Will Fix It)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/stuck-under-1000-elo): Most players stuck under 1000 Elo are making the same fixable mistakes. Here's what's actually holding you back and a concrete plan to break through.
- [How to Use Stockfish: Complete Guide for Chess Players (2026)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-use-stockfish): How to use Stockfish (the 3600+ rated engine) on Chess.com, Lichess, and during live games. Depth settings, reading evaluations, and how to actually learn from it.
- [How to Use Engine Analysis to Actually Improve at Chess](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-use-engine-analysis-for-improvement): Most players open the engine after a loss, see a sea of red, and give up. Here's how to use analysis the right way: to build real chess understanding.
- [How to Analyze Your Chess Games Like a Grandmaster (Step-by-Step)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-analyze-chess-games): Post-game analysis is the single most effective chess improvement method. Here's a structured 5-step process used by serious players at every level.
- [Chess Tactics Training: Why You Keep Blundering (And How to Finally Stop)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-tactics-training-stop-blundering): Blunders aren't random. They follow patterns. Understanding why you blunder is the first step to training yourself out of it.
- [5 Opening Mistakes Almost Every Beginner Makes (And How to Stop)](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-opening-mistakes-beginners): These five opening mistakes cost beginners hundreds of rating points. Learn what they are, why they happen, and how to fix them for good.
- [Chess Engine Evaluations Explained: What +1.5, -3, and the Eval Bar Actually Mean](https://chesssolve.com/blog/chess-engine-evaluations-explained): What does it mean when Stockfish says +1.5? What's a centipawn? This guide explains everything you need to know about reading engine evaluations.
- [How to Get Better at Chess: 7 Proven Methods That Actually Work](https://chesssolve.com/blog/how-to-get-better-at-chess): Stuck at the same rating for months? Here are 7 evidence-based methods that actually move the needle: from tactics training to engine feedback.

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