Make drilling openings
feel like a game
Openingtrainer is the most fun and efficient way to train chess openings
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100 % realistic training
Openingtrainer uses Lichess statistics to perfectly emulate a human.
Example: If Nf6 is played 68 % of the time in a particular position by Lichess players, then the engine will also have exactly 68 % chance of doing this move.
- Choose any starting position
- Start training
- Get a rating and track your progress
Track your progress
Increasing your overall chess rating by 100 points in a day is not easy. But how about for a specific opening variant? That's a lot more doable!
- Get a unique rating in each of your favorite openings
- See your progress in fancy charts
- Break your plateue!
Say goodbye to tedious repetition 👋
Our science-based approach maximizes active learning while keeping the process enjoyable:
- No more insane amount of lines you have to review
- Openingtrainer keeps your brain engaged, focusing on thinking rather than rote memorization.
- When you make a mistake, you have to analyze and figure out why yourself. This increases both understanding and retention.
What our users say
I'm enjoying Opening Trainer. I was unsure of the value vs using Lichess Tools to train against the Lichess DB. It's great being able to not be limited to my desktop to do this kind of thing!
ChrisL64
I didn't know that I needed this, but it actually seems incredible useful. During a game I am always wondering somewhere in the opening phase if my choices were right, but then I have to continue the full game before I can analyse. This really helps with opening practice.
TicketSuggestion
I tend to use a wide variety of tools and get value from all of them. My routine would generally be building and maintaining my repertoire in ChessBook […] and practicing in OpeningTrainer (which I find more enjoyable than drilling).
mattchess
I never use spaced repetition to review my openings. I see openingtrainer as similar to playing blitz games, with the advantages of: a) it's focused on the opening only. b) not saving my opening prep in a public place. c) can easily focus on a particular opening.
kiwiPete
A discord server I am in with only people 2000+ has several people starting to use OpeningTrainer as a core part of their training. Just super useful to get reps against rare gambits played by master level players.
zweb
Openingtrainer gave me a comfortable space to explore the moves that get played most often in the openings I want to practice, figure out how to deal with them, and get practice and repetitions doing so.
