Best chess apps to prepare for over-the-board games

The professional's database and analysis suite.

Cloud-powered Stockfish analysis on your phone.

Chessnut Air

Pendo Technology Ltd. (Chessnut)

Affordable electronic board with multi-app support.

Point your camera at any board — get instant analysis.

AI opponents that play like humans do.

Square Off

Infivention / Emotix (Square Off, Inc.)

Robotic auto-move chessboard with online integration.

Chess Position Trainer

Stefan Renzewitz

Veteran flash-card repertoire trainer for desktop.

Scid vs. PC

Steven Atkinson and contributors

Open-source database and analysis powerhouse.

The default home of online chess.

Free, open-source chess. Forever.