Chessboard Magic Repertoire Builder

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. — Benjamin Franklin

The Chessboard Magic Repertoire Builder is the central app for creating, organizing, and refining your chess openings. With an interactive chessboard, a dynamic moves card, and direct access to your repertoires, it gives you everything you need to build your opening preparation in one place.

Each move is supported by analytics cards — letting you compare against databases, check with Stockfish, and explore transpositions — so your repertoire grows with insight and structure.

More than just a move list, the Repertoire Builder helps you understand your openings on a deeper level. Track your lines, review evaluations, explore variations, and stay organized across multiple repertoires.

Quick Links

To get started, check out the following links:

◦ Key Concepts — Discover the underlying philosophy of the Repertoire Builder — a modular, line-based approach that emphasizes focus, clarity, and continual improvement. Learn how to structure your repertoires, use the Library for feedback, and reinforce knowledge through Trainers, Puzzles, and Practice.
◦ Getting Started — A practical introduction that walks you through setting up your first repertoire, exploring the interface, and using key features such as the Chessboard, Moves Card, and Analytics Cards to begin your training journey.
◦ User Stories — Read real experiences from players and creators using the Repertoire Builder to improve their understanding, training, and enjoyment of chess.
◦ Transferring In — Learn how to import your existing repertoires from Lichess, Chess.com, or PGN files, and how to merge them seamlessly into the Repertoire Builder to continue your work within the platform.
◦ Analytics Cards — Explore the complete set of analytics cards available in the platform, each designed to give you powerful insights into your openings, move quality, statistical patterns, and repertoire performance.
◦ FAQs — Find answers to common questions about using the Repertoire Builder, managing your repertoires, and getting the most out of Chessboard Magic.
◦ Upgrade — Unlock additional features, advanced analytics, and premium tools that enhance your study experience and take your repertoire training to the next level.

Explore the Repertoire Builder

The Repertoire Builder brings together six powerful modules — each designed to help you learn, organize, and master your openings in a structured yet flexible way. Together, they form a complete ecosystem that connects study, practice, and real-world play.

◦ Builder — The heart of the Repertoire Builder. Build, refine, and organize your repertoires in an interactive workspace that combines a live board, dynamic moves card, and analytics cards for deep understanding.
◦ Library — Your personal game archive and research lab. Import games from Lichess, Chess.com, or PGN files, analyze key positions, and link your discoveries directly to your repertoires.
◦ Practice — Turn preparation into practical skill. Play through key positions against Stockfish or database-based opponents to strengthen recall, confidence, and intuition.
◦ Puzzles — Solve interactive puzzles generated from your own repertoires to reinforce pattern recognition and critical decision-making.
◦ Trainer — Master your openings through guided repetition. Choose from specialized trainers (Positions, Lines, Weakness, Spaced, and more) to reinforce learning with deliberate practice.
◦ Tools — Go beyond your repertoire. Explore connected databases, reference trees, and scouting utilities to analyze trends, study player tendencies, and uncover new opening insights.

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