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What ChessRating can do

For players, clubs, followers and tournament organisers. Almost everything works without an account; what needs one is marked.

For players

Your ratings, your tournaments, your openings.

Calculating

  • DWZ and Elo after every roundNo account
    Forecast from the chess-results link, both ratings side by side with change and status.
  • Official or forecastNo account
    Once a tournament is rated, the official value appears alongside, with a recalculation.
  • Step by stepNo account
    Expected score, points, factor and every game on its own, with a pointer to the rating regulations.
  • What ifNo account
    Win, draw or loss in the next round, and a target DWZ within n games.
  • Share your resultNo account
    As a link for club, family or coach, with a preview image in WhatsApp, Telegram and more.
  • Report a mistakeNo account
    If something looks wrong, report it with one tap or ask the tournament director.

At the tournament

  • Next roundNo account
    Opponent with rating and form, board, colour and time, as soon as pairings are out.
  • Notice at every pairingNo account
    As a browser notification or through the Telegram bot.
  • Recently opened tournamentsNo account
    Your tournament is one tap away on your next visit.
  • Record your own tournamentNo account
    Enter pairing and result yourself, with a forecast and a reminder for the result.

Preparing for opponents

  • Player pageNo account
    Ratings, form over the last twelve months, record with White and Black, against stronger and weaker players.
  • Opponent’s gamesNo account
    Tournament games from open sources, with an opening tree.
  • Preparing at the boardWith account
    Their openings against your repertoire, with your own notes.

Training

  • Load or build a repertoireNo account
    PGN file, Lichess study or move by move with master, Lichess and tournament data.
  • Practise on a scheduleNo account
    Single moves or whole lines; new moves in small doses, repeats when they are due, streak and daily goal.
  • Drill your mistakesNo account
    Moves you often get wrong come up more often.
  • Replay master gamesNo account
    Guess the moves of strong players in your opening.
  • Fill gaps automaticallyNo account
    Suggested replies for missing moves up to the coverage target you choose, weighted by your style.
  • Move data while buildingNo account
    Master, Lichess, tournament and your own games for every position, plus typical plans.
  • Rate your repertoireNo account
    Strength, solidity and learnability of your repertoire at a glance.
  • Notes and pausingNo account
    Your own note for each move, take lines out of practice for a while.
  • Openings comparedWith account
    How your online games go for each opening, by period and time control.
  • PGN exportNo account
    Your repertoire as a file at any time, compact or complete.
  • Check your gamesWith account
    Where your online games depart from your repertoire, and practise from that.
  • The rookNo account
    Accompanies practice, can be switched off, with or without sound.
  • Board to your tasteNo account
    Piece sets, board colours, sounds, animation and daily goal can be set.
  • Practise without signalNo account
    A practice session you have started keeps going offline; the scores are sent later.

My form

  • Paste your DWZ record cardNo account
    Copy it from the rating portal and your form is read from it. Stays in your browser without an account.
  • Form signalNo account
    Whether you are above or below expectation, tournament by tournament.

For clubs and coaches

  • Club tournament without chess-resultsNo account
    Enter pairings and results yourself and see the DWZ forecast.
  • Share resultsNo account
    One link per player, for example for the club website or the group chat.

For followers

Parents, friends and fans following along.

  • View a tournamentNo account
    For uploaded tournaments: table, pairings and results on your phone.
  • Link from the playerNo account
    Whoever records their own tournament sends you a link: you see every result.
  • What does the number mean?No account
    DWZ and Elo explained simply, no expertise needed.

For tournament organisers

A tournament players can follow on their phones.

  • Works with your chess-results tournamentNo account
    No effort: participants see pairing, board, opponent and forecast on their phone and get every pairing as a notification.
  • Upload a tournament fileWith account
    Upload a TRF or DSB file and get a public tournament page with table, pairings and crosstable.
  • Data comparisonWith account
    The file is compared with the DSB record for each player; you decide, the app changes nothing.
  • Players confirm resultsWith account
    Participants can recognise themselves in the table and confirm their result.
  • Pairings on the phoneNo account
    Participants find pairings and results on their phone, without hunting for the notice board.

For everyone

Account, app and display.

  • Start without an accountNo account
    Calculating and practising work right away; if you create an account later, your progress carries over.
  • Sign in without a passwordWith account
    By e-mail link or with Lichess. Optional.
  • My playerNo account
    The player you calculated last is at the top of the player list at your next tournament.
  • On all devicesWith account
    Repertoire, practice progress, followed players and your own tournaments.
  • Your own gamesWith account
    Upload PGN or sync Lichess automatically, for training and preparation.
  • Connect TelegramWith account
    Notifications through Telegram as well, with one tap.
  • Signed in securelyWith account
    Overview of signed-in devices and signing out on all devices.
  • Export and deleteWith account
    Download all your data as a file, delete your account completely at any time.
  • Your name, your decisionNo account
    We hide entries about you on request.
  • Light, dark, German, EnglishNo account
    Appearance and language in the settings.
  • Understanding DWZNo account
    Articles on calculation, factor, special rating, first DWZ, accuracy and DWZ versus Elo.

Coming soon

What we are working on. No dates; the order follows your feedback.

  • Practise right at the boardIn progress
    You choose the type of exercise at the board, and the last move stays until you tap on.
  • Opening names while practisingIn progress
    You see which opening you are in.
  • Practise fully offlinePlanned
    Training on a plane too, without having opened the page beforehand.
  • Play against your repertoirePlanned
    Whole games against an opponent who tests your openings.
  • For clubs and coachesPlanned
    An overview of your own players and their tournaments.
  • See your reachPlanned
    How often the tournament page was viewed, for example for sponsors or the club report.
  • QR code for the notice boardPlanned
    Print it, pin it up: one scan leads straight to the tournament in the app.
  • Hall displayPlanned
    Pairings and table large and easy to read for a projector or TV, updating itself.
  • Result by photoPlanned
    Players photograph their signed score sheet, the tournament director confirms the result with a tap.
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