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Everything in one free chess home
Play, review, study, and track your improvement in one place. Busted Minds Chess includes the tools players expect from a premium chess plan without a paywall, training limit, locked Nova personality, or ads.
Public beta, built with care
We are launching in public beta. Availability may change as reliability, accessibility, and fair-play systems are validated; the core Local and Nova experiences remain free.
Every feature listed here is available as often as you want. An account is only needed when a feature saves personal progress or stats.
Import up to 100 games for a personal diagnosis, weekly reports, rating goals, and coaching grounded in your completed games.
Try it freeImport Chess.com or Lichess games by username, paste PGN or FEN, and run Nova Review for move grades, critical moments, and stronger alternatives.
Open free chess analyzerUnderstand why a move worked or failed through clear, practical feedback on the position.
Try it freeTrack performance by result, color, time control, opening, recent form, and more.
Try it freeTurn Chess DNA, reviewed games, and personal practice into a focused 5-, 10-, or 15-minute plan each day.
Try it freeDodge timed traps from your own reviewed games and build a safer checks-captures-threats routine.
Try it freeSolve and replay every tactics level with hints, coaching, and progress tracking.
Try it freeStudy rules, tactics, strategy, openings, endgames, and review without a lesson cap.
Try it freePlay guided games with adaptive help and a training focus you choose.
Try it freeChoose any available strength, style, and personality without paying to unlock an opponent.
Try it freeFocus on the board without banners, popups, sponsored moves, or advertising interruptions.
Try it freeMatch by clock and rating, invite a friend, reconnect after a drop, or meet a calibrated Nova League opponent when the live pool is quiet.
Choose a strength and style.
Share one screen for hotseat chess with clocks, legal move guidance, board flipping, and no sign-in required.
One connected platform
Daily puzzles, opening practice, focused lessons, mistake review, endgame drills, and an analysis board that grows with you.
Separate time-control ratings, provisional placement, achievements, streaks, saved games, and review history grounded in games you actually play.
Invite friends directly, send private challenges, manage requests, and use clear block, mute, and report controls.
Responsive boards, keyboard controls, move announcements, reduced motion, high contrast, low-bandwidth preferences, and installable PWA support.
Local and direct Nova League games keep data collection minimal, with clear choices about what you save.
The Busted Minds Chess mascot appears across computer games, lessons, puzzles, and review. Nova League personas remain clearly labeled as automated opponents.
Enjoy smooth clocks, responsive analysis, private practice, and authoritative online games. The result is a dependable chess experience with powerful features available to every player.
Your move
Play instantly as a guest, then create a permanent account when you want ratings, friends, and saved progress.
