Tournament Prep & Scouting
Scout a specific opponent, build opening surprises, and plan games based on their historical database.
Before a tournament game, the right half hour of prep can be worth more than a month of generic study. The tools here pull your opponent’s history, find their repertoire gaps, and suggest lines that target them specifically.
2 tools in this category
ChessBase
The professional desktop software for database work, deep analysis, and tournament preparation. Now at ChessBase '26 with AI annotations.
Paid · from $199.9 windows
Chessify
Cloud engine analysis in a browser. Run Stockfish at massive server speeds without installing anything.
Freemium · from $7.99 webiosandroid