Study Tools & Databases
Game databases, study builders, and reference libraries for deep research on positions, players, and theory.
The serious study layer. Millions of games, opening-theory explorers, endgame tablebases, and the editors that let you build durable study material from them. Essential for anyone climbing past the intermediate plateau.
4 tools in this category
Chess Tempo
The tactics workhorse. Millions of rated puzzles, endgame trainer, openings trainer, and a serious game database.
Chessable
Spaced-repetition chess courses from elite authors, built on a MoveTrainer that remembers what you've forgotten.
ChessBase
The professional desktop software for database work, deep analysis, and tournament preparation. Now at ChessBase '26 with AI annotations.
Lichess Analysis Board
Free, open-source, ad-free analysis with Stockfish in the browser and a serverless cloud engine for deeper dives.