Gambits

Fix the mistakes you keep making.

Gambits reads your own chess games, finds what keeps going wrong, and trains you on exactly that. About 15 minutes a day.

Start free

Free while in early access. Works in your browser, and you can add it to your home screen.

Tonight’s focusExample

Spotting knight forks

You missed a knight fork in 4 of your last 30 games.

  • Check-up: knight forksOne quick test from Monday3 min
  • Repair: knight forksPositions from your games9 min
  • SprintQuick tactics to finish3 min
The Games screen in Gambits, listing example games with their results
Example

It starts with the games you’ve played.

Connect Lichess or Chess.com, or upload a PGN file. Gambits reads every game and marks the moments that decided it. New games come in on their own.

More games won’t fix it.

When players get stuck, most keep playing and hope the same mistakes stop happening. Coaches call it hope chess. Gambits finds the few mistakes that keep costing you, then builds your practice from them.

The moments that decided each game

Every game gets its key moments marked, so you can see where it turned.

An example game page with three key moments markedExample

Practice built from your mistakes

Repair starts with the position from your game, then similar ones, until you find the move on your own.

The Repair screen: the four steps, and tonight’s patterns, such as knight forks when your queen is attacked, from 4 of your mistakesExample

Checked again days later

A short check-up shows whether the fix stuck.

Games you should have won

Replay from the moment a win slipped away, then compare.

Train anything, any time.

Today’s plan is a suggestion. Every mode is open whenever you want it.

Endgames

Convert a winning endgame, or hold a hard one to a draw. Afterwards, a line shows how it went.

An example endgame result: won in 3 moves, with the line of how it wentExample

Woodpecker

A small set you repeat until every puzzle is automatic. Each cycle should be faster than the last.

Puzzles

No clock. They get harder as you get faster.

Sprints

3 or 5 minutes, or until 3 mistakes.

A score that never flatters you.

The Skill Map compares you with your own usual play, skill by skill, using the games you’ve played.

  • Only real games move your Skill Map. Practice never does.
  • Every score opens the positions behind it.
  • It tells you when it isn’t sure yet.
  • No chatbot. No guilt-trip streaks.
An example Skill Map: your endgames hold up, missed tactics cost you mostExample

Put it on your home screen.

No app store needed. It opens full screen, like any other app.

  1. Open my.gambitsapp.com in Chrome and sign up.
  2. Tap the menu at the top right.
  3. Tap Add to Home screen, or Install app.

Best with about 25 games on Lichess or Chess.com. No games yet? Start with a short puzzle check.

QR code that opens the Gambits sign-up page

On a computer? Scan to open it on your phone.

Questions

Do I need a Lichess or Chess.com account?

No. You can upload a PGN, or start with a short puzzle check and add games later. Training gets more personal as games come in.

How many games does it need?

About 25 to 30 for a reliable first picture. Fewer works too. It will tell you when it’s still early days.

Does practising in the app change my Skill Map?

No. Only real games move it. Practice sets your training difficulty, but it can’t flatter your score.

Is this AI?

No chatbot, nothing made up. Every judgement comes from checking the moves in your own games.

Is it free?

Yes, free while in early access. Paid plans may come later.

Does it work on my computer?

Yes. Gambits works in any browser on a phone, tablet or computer.