Chess opening training at your Elo
Stop losing games in the opening.
Build your lines against the moves players at your rating actually make. Drill them a few minutes a day until they're automatic.
No account neededchess.com & LichessAny rating
Italian Gameas White
Building · 0 of 8 lines
3.Bc4
Their most common replies at your rating, from real games. Switch the rating: the tree changes.
your movetheir replylearned
- Millions of real games at your Elo
- Stockfish built in
- Works on your phone
How it works
From your games to openings you remember
1Find
See which openings cost you points
Your chess.com or Lichess games, scored by opening, worst first. No games yet? Start with a first lesson.
2Build
Pick your answer at every fork
See what players at your level reply, most common first. Your repertoire grows as a tree you can see.
3Drill
A few minutes a day
Spaced repetition brings each line back just before you'd forget it. Short sessions, on your phone or computer.
4Prove
Beat the boss, earn the belt
Play a real game against a bot that plays like your opponents. Win it and the opening's belt is yours.
What makes it different
Ready for your opponents, not grandmasters
Courses and videos teach the moves strong players choose. At your rating, people often play something else, and that's where games are lost. TatamiChess prepares you for the moves you'll really meet, from millions of games at your level.
- Nf634%
- Bc526%
- h618%
- d67%
- Nd45%
- f62%
Share of blitz and rapid games on Lichess reaching the position.
At 1100, 18% of your opponents play h6. Master repertoires barely cover it. TatamiChess builds your answer.
Your games, scored
Start with the opening that costs you most
- Every opening you play, as White and as Black, with your score in each.
- Points to gain, so you fix the leak that pays most first.
- Analyze again any time and watch the red turn green.
2000 → 2200 in two months
“Working on my openings is what got me there. TatamiChess is the tool I wish I'd had.”
Your games, scored by opening
214 games · 6 monthsWhere the points go
+59 pts to gain
- Italian Game44%
- Queen's Gambit47%
- Caro-Kann Defense59%
Stay with it
Training you can see adding up
A belt for every opening
White, blue, brown, black. Each belt covers rarer replies and goes a few moves deeper.
Streaks and seals
Short daily drills keep your streak alive. Seals mark the deeds along the way.
A grade that climbs
Every session earns Merit, from 10th Kyū up to the Dan ranks.
Pricing
Free while in beta. All of it.
Every opening, every drill, every boss game. No card needed.
Start right awayNo account
- Your last 350 games analyzed
- Your 5 costliest openings for each color
- One opening, all the way to the belt
Free accountRecommended
- Up to 2,000 games, every opening
- Train as many openings as you like
- Your own lines, sparring from any position
- Your progress on every device
Questions
Before you step onto the mat
Is TatamiChess free?
Yes, everything is free during the open beta. Start without an account; a free one keeps your progress on every device.
Do I need a chess.com or Lichess account?
Only to analyze your own games. Enter your username and TatamiChess reads your public games: no password, no access to your account. No games yet? Start with the first lesson on the Italian Game.
What rating is it for?
Any rating. The replies you prepare for come from Lichess games in your rating band, from under 1000 up to 2500. As your rating climbs, the lines follow.
What do I do when my opponent leaves the main line?
That's what the tree is for. At every fork you prepare an answer to the replies players at your rating actually make, most common first. You'll still meet surprises, just much later and much less often.
Should beginners study openings?
A little, yes. You don't need 20 moves of theory. A small repertoire helps: one opening as White and one answer each to 1.e4 and 1.d4, with the plan behind each and the traps people fall into at your level.
How is this different from an opening course?
A course teaches one author's lines, usually the moves strong players choose. TatamiChess starts from your games, prepares you for the replies players at your rating make, keeps lines short where that's enough, and checks that you learned them in a real game.
| Master repertoire | TatamiChess | |
|---|---|---|
| You prepare for | What grandmasters play | What players at your rating play |
| Depth | Twenty moves of theory | The six to ten moves that decide games at your level |
| Sparring partner | None | A bot that plays like your opponents |
| Proof you learned it | You hope so | Drills to reflex, then a boss game for the belt |
| Starting point | Someone else's choices | Your own games, worst opening first |
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. It runs in any phone browser, and you can add it to your home screen to use it like an app.
Your first belt is one opening away.
Free during beta. No account needed to start.