POCKET GM AI CHESS COACH, GAME REVIEW & THREE TRAINING LABS FOR iOS & MAC
ChessMinds
Traditional chess engines spit out cold scores like -1.8 or slap you with a red blunder icon without explaining why. ChessMinds reviews your games like your personal sea-otter Grandmaster Coach Otto—explaining which squares were weakened, what tactical threats your opponent prepared, and turning post-game diagnosis into deliberate practice across three immersive offline labs.
Coach Otto & 10-Tier Classification
Expressive sea otter companion, 10-tier move tags & grounded plans
On-Device Stockfish 19
1-tap Chess.com & Lichess import · 100% private
Three Training Labs
Master's Path · Opening Codex · Otto Sparring
Available for iPhone (iOS 17+) · iPad (iPadOS 17+) · Mac (macOS 14+ Native Workspace) • Stockfish 19 Engine • Thousands of ECO Openings • 10,000+ Puzzles • 37 Languages
Core Values for Chess Improvers & Club Players
- Grandmaster Wisdom, Not Cold Math: Grounded move-by-move coaching from Coach Otto with 10-tier move classification.
- Spot Key Turning Points Instantly: Automatic detection of pivotal game turning points and peak pressure moments.
- Phase-Aware Analysis: Opening theory across thousands of ECO variations, middlegame king safety & tactical patterns, and endgame conversion.
- 5-Tier Coaching Tailored to Your Elo: From Beginner tactical safety checks to Advanced deep structural analysis.
- 1-Tap Public Game Import: Instant game import from Chess.com and Lichess by username without passwords or login.
- Apple Ecosystem Integration: Dynamic Island, Lock Screen Live Activities & iOS 18 Control Center widget on iPhone; adaptive split-view on iPadOS; native multi-column workspace on macOS Sonoma.
Three Immersive Training Labs
- The Master's Path (6 Piece Worlds · 10,000+ Offline Puzzles): Climb across 6 themed chess worlds with personal review weakness targeting and live Stockfish 19 referee verification.
- Opening Codex (5 Classical Schools · Thousands of ECO Variations): Interactive mainline playback, guided branch hints, and 3-star blind memory trials.
- Otto Sparring (60m Classical · 6 Elo Tiers · Free Takebacks): Practice real-board classical chess against Coach Otto with live expressions and 1-tap full game review.
- Non-Commercial Focus Hearts: Shared focus pool across labs—never sold for money, designed purely for mindful chess study.