A hint next to the board
When it is your turn, see a suggested move, a short explanation and a few alternatives next to the board.
For Chrome and Edge · free to start
Chess hints while you play.Right next to your board.
When it is your turn, ChessNavio shows a suggested move next to the board, explains the idea in one sentence and gives you a few alternatives to compare. The analysis runs on your own computer. You can also review a finished game from its PGN for free.
Analysis on your own computerLocal history in your browserThree ways to get a hint
White to movePosition from a real game
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Your turn
Rook takes h6Rxh6
Captures an opponent piece
What you get
A clear next move, without another tab
Choose how you want to receive hints and how strong the suggested moves should be. The remaining settings can stay out of the way.
Move suggestions at your level
Choose a playing level, from casual club play to the engine’s full strength.
Review a game on the board
Paste the PGN of a finished game, step through the moves and find the points where your chances changed.
Three steps
From install to your first hint
ChessNavio recognises supported chess sites automatically. You only need to choose the hint style and move level.
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Install the extension
Install ChessNavio from the Chrome Web Store in one click. Your browser handles updates automatically.
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Open your chess site
Start your own game or a training session. ChessNavio recognises the board and waits until it is your turn.
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Get a hint you can follow
Read the main move, the idea and the alternatives next to the board, or try to solve the position yourself first.
Your position stays with you
The analysis runs on your own computer.
While you are playing, positions and hints are not sent to a server. Finished games reach your account only after you turn that on yourself.
Your chess boardChessNavioResult next to the boardServer — positions are not sent
Chess sites
Play on the sites you already use
Connect the chess site you play on. Check its current fair-play rules before you use hints there.
Verified
Lichess
Your own live game, playing the computer and practice.
Read more →Verified
Chess.com
Your own live game, Play Computer and Bots.
Read more →Verified
World Chess
Your own game on the playing board.
Read more →Verified
Chess King
Training exercises and a practice session you started yourself.
Read more →Planned
ChessTempo
Support for this site is planned.
What's planned →Plain terms
Start for free
Reviewing a finished game from a PGN needs no account. Free includes 3 games or training sessions with live hints every 30 days, plus limited importing and practice. Pro is $5 for 30 days, paid once, with no automatic renewal.
Free
$0no card required
- 3 games or training sessions with hints every 30 days
- Import up to 50 of your Chess.com and Lichess games per period
- 10 new tasks in the first session, then 3 a day; due reviews stay available
- Stats on all your games
- Unlimited local review; up to 20 games in account history
3 games or training sessions with hints every 30 days
Pro
$530 days, one-time purchase
- Hints in every game or training session, without the Free plan cap
- No plan cap on imports or new tasks
- Local review and hints run on your own computer
- Up to 10,000 games kept in your account history
A ChessNavio account is required
You pay in USD on the secure Lava page. This site never asks for a card number or CVC. A purchase does not renew by itself. Read the public offer, the Pro terms and the cancellation and refund terms before you pay.
Questions
Common questions
Does ChessNavio play for me?+
By default it shows the idea and the alternatives, and you make the move. Auto-move is a separate setting you have to turn on. Check the fair-play rules of your chess site before you use any of it.
Is my position sent to a server?+
No. While you are playing, the position, the hints and the calculation stay on your computer. Local history is kept in your browser. Sending finished games to your account is a separate setting.
How many games are free?+
Free gives you 3 games or training sessions with live hints every 30 days. Separately, you can import up to 50 of your Chess.com and Lichess games per period, start the trainer with 10 new tasks and then receive 3 new tasks a day; assigned reviews always stay available. Reviewing saved games, a PGN or a FEN does not use that allowance.
Can I buy Pro?+
Yes. Pro is $5 for 30 days, paid once. You pay on the secure Lava page; a card is never entered on chessnavio.com. Automatic renewal is not offered on this site. Installing the extension, the Free allowance and game review stay free.
Try your first hint next to the board.
Install ChessNavio from the Chrome Web Store, or start by reviewing a finished game from its PGN for free.