ChessHub is a chess learning platform built with Python and Streamlit. It is deployed using Render so users can access the application online without installing anything :D
I created ChessHub to combine multiple aspects of chess into one single website. The project includes tools for learning openings, reviewing games, practicing endgames, and testing chess knowledge and lastly, MAKE CHESS FUN!
I wanted ChessHub to be more than just a move viewer. My goal was to help players understand why moves are played and how positions develop.
AI assistance was used during development for debugging, troubleshooting, and improving parts of the code.
PS: Guess the Elo will take some time to load as it fetches real random games that are often lengthy
https://chess-hub-2o9y.onrender.com/
I started ChessHub as a way to make learning chess more interactive and bring everyone together. The project began as an opening recommendation tool, but it grew into a complete chess learning platform.
Throughout development, I worked on chess visualization, PGN processing, game analysis, and databases. Some of the hardest parts were handling chess positions correctl and integrating analysis tools. After having everything working together, making everything work individually, making it all work together was a rollercoaster of errors and problems.
The biggest lesson I learned was that building a chess application is not just about moving pieces on a board. It requires understanding chess logic, user experience, and how to turn data into something useful for players. This project really represents me as a person and I hope you truly enjoy this!
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Personalized opening suggestions based on:
- Playing style like if your defensive or really offensive.
- Skill level ranging from complete beginner to an advanced player looking for a opening to up their game.
- Strategic preferences to find the most ideal opening that will suit you the most.
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Interactive chessboard visualization.
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Move by move opening exploration to help recognize moves.
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Explanations of:
- Opening ideas/ plan after.
- Strategic plans and tactics that often appear.
- Strengths and weaknesses of the opening.
- Typical middlegame transitions and what to expect/ look for.
Analyze completed chess games through PGN files. This allows the user to input any game and get Chess.com style explanations and descriptions.
Features include:
- PGN upload and paste support.
- Move by move review covering every single position/ move.
- Position visualizations that help the user recognize and fix their mistakes if any in future games.
- Move classifications:
- Best moves ⭐⭐⭐
- Excellent moves ⭐⭐
- Good moves ⭐
- Inaccuracies
⁉️ - Mistakes ❓
- Blunders ❓❓
- Accuracy estimates that show something similar to a eval bar.
- Evaluation insights.
Inspired by the Guess The Elo concept. Link to real GTE --> https://www.youtube.com/show/VLPLBRObSmbZluTLaLzvOwbOyS6SnnyWVyVT?sbp=KgtjbUpOUjNWTmpRTUAB
Features:
- Random chess games from a lichess database that contains thousands of games.
- A UI thats interactive and allows move playback.
- Guess the player's rating range from 5 possible options.
- Compare your prediction with the players actual rating.
- Track accuracy over multiple games and streaks.
- Improve your own chess skills over time as a result of playing GTE.
Explore chess positions with an interactive board and teach opening moves.
Features:
- Visualize chess positions and be able to understand their purpose.
- Move pieces and explore ideas eventually making your own adaptations of the opening.
- Step through positions and clearly see what is to be expected.
- Understand board patterns and train your brain to recognize early patterns.
- Color flexibility with pieces. Be able to play as both black and white.
Practice important endgame positions and be able to covert against your opponents easily.
Features:
- Solve realistic endgame scenarios coming from real games.
- Improve calculation skills and speed.
- Learn winning techniques.
- Practice common patterns so time doesnt bother you in a real game.
- Increase your puzzle streak and accuracy.
- Learn tactics and employ them into your game.
Learn essential endgame concepts and how to utilize them in a real game.
Topics include:
- King and pawn endings/ how to take advantage of this.
- Piece coordination and how to move your king at the right time etc.
- Winning techniques that force a specific move from the opponent.
- Defensive ideas to ensure you don't weaken your own position.
- Common endgame principles that will ensure you win the endgame.
Discover and learn chess openings and fully understand them inside out.
Features:
- Move by move explanations
- Strategic ideas behind openings and the purpose of each of the moves.
- Common plans and weaknesses to utilize in your games.
- Gain deep knowledge about the opening and the moves you should be making.
- Tactics and how to combat them when faced.
Practice chess against an artificial opponent.
Features:
- AI gameplay that makes moves based on elo and difficulty.
- Position practice that comes with making right decisions in the right time.
- Transformations of positions.
- Improve calculation and decision making while improving your piece coordination and board tracking.
- Test learned concepts in games.
- Real time chessboard updates and moves.
- Forward and backward move navigation that makes learning and overall user experience flawless.
- SVG board rendering.
- PGN support which makes everything look clean and work in harmony.
- Clean Render/Streamlit interface.
ChessHub is designed to help and teach:
- How openings actually develop and transition into a middlegame.
- The purpose behind opening moves and what to do after.
- Center control and piece movement.
- Piece development in the right order.
- King safety and king activation.
- Positional planning and tactics often found in games.
- Transition from middlegame to endgame.
- Endgame concepts to easily promote or checkmate your opponent.
- How mistakes affect a position and how to recover from a mistake or blunder.
- Python
- Streamlit
- python-chess
- Chess SVG Rendering
- Lichess Cloud Analysis API
- PGN Databases
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Soomansh/Chess-Hub.git