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 accountForecast from the chess-results link, both ratings side by side with change and status.
- Official or forecastNo accountOnce a tournament is rated, the official value appears alongside, with a recalculation.
- Step by stepNo accountExpected score, points, factor and every game on its own, with a pointer to the rating regulations.
- What ifNo accountWin, draw or loss in the next round, and a target DWZ within n games.
- Share your resultNo accountAs a link for club, family or coach, with a preview image in WhatsApp, Telegram and more.
- Report a mistakeNo accountIf something looks wrong, report it with one tap or ask the tournament director.
At the tournament
- Next roundNo accountOpponent with rating and form, board, colour and time, as soon as pairings are out.
- Notice at every pairingNo accountAs a browser notification or through the Telegram bot.
- Recently opened tournamentsNo accountYour tournament is one tap away on your next visit.
- Record your own tournamentNo accountEnter pairing and result yourself, with a forecast and a reminder for the result.
Preparing for opponents
- Player pageNo accountRatings, form over the last twelve months, record with White and Black, against stronger and weaker players.
- Opponent’s gamesNo accountTournament games from open sources, with an opening tree.
- Preparing at the boardWith accountTheir openings against your repertoire, with your own notes.
Training
- Load or build a repertoireNo accountPGN file, Lichess study or move by move with master, Lichess and tournament data.
- Practise on a scheduleNo accountSingle moves or whole lines; new moves in small doses, repeats when they are due, streak and daily goal.
- Drill your mistakesNo accountMoves you often get wrong come up more often.
- Replay master gamesNo accountGuess the moves of strong players in your opening.
- Fill gaps automaticallyNo accountSuggested replies for missing moves up to the coverage target you choose, weighted by your style.
- Move data while buildingNo accountMaster, Lichess, tournament and your own games for every position, plus typical plans.
- Rate your repertoireNo accountStrength, solidity and learnability of your repertoire at a glance.
- Notes and pausingNo accountYour own note for each move, take lines out of practice for a while.
- Openings comparedWith accountHow your online games go for each opening, by period and time control.
- PGN exportNo accountYour repertoire as a file at any time, compact or complete.
- Check your gamesWith accountWhere your online games depart from your repertoire, and practise from that.
- The rookNo accountAccompanies practice, can be switched off, with or without sound.
- Board to your tasteNo accountPiece sets, board colours, sounds, animation and daily goal can be set.
- Practise without signalNo accountA practice session you have started keeps going offline; the scores are sent later.
My form
- Paste your DWZ record cardNo accountCopy it from the rating portal and your form is read from it. Stays in your browser without an account.
- Form signalNo accountWhether you are above or below expectation, tournament by tournament.
For clubs and coaches
- Club tournament without chess-resultsNo accountEnter pairings and results yourself and see the DWZ forecast.
- Share resultsNo accountOne link per player, for example for the club website or the group chat.
For followers
Parents, friends and fans following along.
- View a tournamentNo accountFor uploaded tournaments: table, pairings and results on your phone.
- Link from the playerNo accountWhoever records their own tournament sends you a link: you see every result.
- What does the number mean?No accountDWZ and Elo explained simply, no expertise needed.
For tournament organisers
A tournament players can follow on their phones.
- Works with your chess-results tournamentNo accountNo effort: participants see pairing, board, opponent and forecast on their phone and get every pairing as a notification.
- Upload a tournament fileWith accountUpload a TRF or DSB file and get a public tournament page with table, pairings and crosstable.
- Data comparisonWith accountThe file is compared with the DSB record for each player; you decide, the app changes nothing.
- Players confirm resultsWith accountParticipants can recognise themselves in the table and confirm their result.
- Pairings on the phoneNo accountParticipants find pairings and results on their phone, without hunting for the notice board.
For everyone
Account, app and display.
- Start without an accountNo accountCalculating and practising work right away; if you create an account later, your progress carries over.
- Sign in without a passwordWith accountBy e-mail link or with Lichess. Optional.
- My playerNo accountThe player you calculated last is at the top of the player list at your next tournament.
- On all devicesWith accountRepertoire, practice progress, followed players and your own tournaments.
- Your own gamesWith accountUpload PGN or sync Lichess automatically, for training and preparation.
- Connect TelegramWith accountNotifications through Telegram as well, with one tap.
- Signed in securelyWith accountOverview of signed-in devices and signing out on all devices.
- Export and deleteWith accountDownload all your data as a file, delete your account completely at any time.
- Your name, your decisionNo accountWe hide entries about you on request.
- Light, dark, German, EnglishNo accountAppearance and language in the settings.
- Understanding DWZNo accountArticles 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 progressYou choose the type of exercise at the board, and the last move stays until you tap on.
- Opening names while practisingIn progressYou see which opening you are in.
- Practise fully offlinePlannedTraining on a plane too, without having opened the page beforehand.
- Play against your repertoirePlannedWhole games against an opponent who tests your openings.
- For clubs and coachesPlannedAn overview of your own players and their tournaments.
- See your reachPlannedHow often the tournament page was viewed, for example for sponsors or the club report.
- QR code for the notice boardPlannedPrint it, pin it up: one scan leads straight to the tournament in the app.
- Hall displayPlannedPairings and table large and easy to read for a projector or TV, updating itself.
- Result by photoPlannedPlayers photograph their signed score sheet, the tournament director confirms the result with a tap.