Releases

Each Chessboard Magic release includes hundreds of fixes, performance improvements, and interface refinements. On this page, we highlight the key features of each release.

Release v1.2

Release Date: Oct 31, 2025

The goal of Version 1.2 was to expand the ecosystem around Chessboard Magic — introducing subscriptions, flexible layouts, a full documentation Wiki, and powerful new analysis tools to enhance personalization and usability.

+ Wiki Documentation — A full online Wiki created to document every feature and module across the Chessboard Magic platform.
+ Subscription System — Unlock higher platform limits and access subscriber-only analytics components, giving you more room to expand and explore your repertoire.
+ Flexible Layouts — Customize your workspace and arrange components to fit your workflow. Configure and save layouts that match your preferred study or training setup.
+ TCEC Database Card — Access positions and statistics from the Top Chess Engine Championship database for high-level engine reference.
+ Correspondence Database Card — Explore deep, correspondence-level opening theory from elite correspondence databases.
+ All-New Tools Section — A central hub for advanced analytical components, featuring:
- + Reference Tree — Formerly the Opening Tree, now integrated with broader analytics and filtering options.
- + User Scout — Analyze user game collections to identify tendencies and preparation opportunities.
- + Time Usage Analyzer — Track how much time you spend across moves and phases for deeper training insight.
- + Opening Priorities — Identify key lines and focus areas based on frequency, depth, and performance.
- + Game Review — Integrated tool for reviewing and annotating games directly within the Builder environment.
+ New Piece Sets — Ten new visual styles added to the platform, allowing greater personalization of your chessboard.

Release v1.1

Release Date: Aug 26, 2025

The goal of Version 1.1 was to expand training possibilities, deepen analytical tools, and refine the user experience. This release introduced interactive puzzle modes, local engine integration, advanced position management, and new ways to visualize and review your repertoire.

+ Puzzle Module — A diverse collection of repertoire-based puzzle modes designed to challenge memory, recognition, and understanding:
- + Play the Opening — Given a variation name from your repertoire, try to play it correctly from memory.
- + Guess the Opening — A Wordle-style challenge for chess lines drawn from your repertoire.
- + Memory Trainer — Memorize a position in seconds, then rebuild it from scratch to strengthen recall.
- + Where Are My Pieces? — A visual recall test showing plain circles for each piece — identify what belongs where. A surprisingly fun way to train visualization and memory.
+ Local Engine (UCI) Integration — Connect your own UCI engine to power analysis inside Repertoire Builder. Tested with Stockfish (15–17), Komodo Free, and Berserk. Run stronger or custom analysis using a lightweight proxy app.
+ Candidate Move Trainer — Select a position—either from your repertoire or manually—and test yourself by finding the best candidate moves. A powerful tool to go beyond memorization and improve true positional understanding.
+ Positions Card — Save and reuse positions across the platform. Perfect for revisiting tricky middlegames or launching them directly into Practice or the Candidate Move Trainer.
+ Position Overview Card — See all your moves in one place. This card consolidates data from the Opening Tree, Repertoires, and Library into a single compact table, showing each move’s availability, total frequency, appearance in your repertoires and imported games, and its occurrence in the wider opening database.
+ Usage Card — Track account limits, progress, and data growth over time.
+ Library Upgrades — Bulk tagging, faster deletion, and smoother item management for improved workflow.
+ Chessboard Sounds — Added four sound themes for move feedback, with more planned in future releases.

Initial Release v1.0

Release Date: Jul 20, 2025

The goal of Version 1 was to expand functionality beyond the core builder — introducing advanced analytics, practice tools, visual insights, and quality-of-life improvements for a complete training environment.

+ Practice Module — Practice against various database sources, including Stockfish, Masters, Lichess, and ChessDB, to test your repertoire in realistic scenarios.
+ Opening Tree — Generate a complete move tree from your repertoire for visual exploration and structural analysis.
+ ChessDB Card — Integrated access to the ChessDB database for instant statistics and top-move insights.
+ Bookmarks — Mark positions in your repertoire that you want to revisit later for deeper study and analysis.
+ Transpositions — Automatically detect and link equivalent positions across different repertoire lines.
+ Visualisations — See the structure and shape of your repertoire at a glance through graphical overviews.
+ Review Card — Highlights weaknesses, shallow branches, and inconsistencies within your repertoire for targeted improvement.
+ Library Tagging — Add item tags in the Library to better categorise and filter your imported content.
+ Repertoire Cards — View performance metrics by repertoire to analyse success rates and progress.
+ Repertoire Match Card — Instantly see if the current position exists in other repertoires for easy comparison.
+ Repertoire Move Notations — Quickly reference and copy annotations from your repertoire to the Library.
+ Multilingual Support — Full translation system added, supporting multiple interface languages.

Beta v0.2

Release Date: Apr 21, 2025

The goal of the Beta release was to enhance usability, introduce advanced training modes, and make Chessboard Magic fully responsive across devices — bringing the platform closer to production readiness.

+ Mobile Responsiveness — Optimised layouts and interactions for all screen sizes, enabling seamless use on phones and tablets.
+ Weakness Trainer — Targets the positions you’ve consistently struggled with, offering laser-focused practice to convert problem areas into strengths. Displays your lowest-scoring positions from across all repertoires — just click and train.
+ Spaced Trainer — Built on the principles of spaced repetition. Uses the FSRS memory model to estimate when you’re most likely to forget a move and schedules reviews just in time — allowing fewer repetitions with greater retention. Ideal for long-term mastery and effortless repertoire consolidation.
+ Master Game Review — Explore how top players handle your repertoire positions through real master games that match your lines. Deepen your understanding and see your repertoire in action, played out on the biggest stage.
+ Import Master Games — Directly import master games into your repertoire for deeper study and expansion.
+ Move Card Upgrades — Improved usability with enhanced annotations, visual cues, and multiple move-highlighting modes.
+ Folder Groupings — Organise your repertoires into folders for cleaner navigation and better structure.
+ Dark & Light Mode — Theme switching to match user preference and improve accessibility across environments.

Alpha v0.1

Release Date: Mar 28, 2025

The goal of the Alpha release was to establish the core infrastructure and deliver the minimum functional platform — enabling users to build, analyze, and train their repertoires while testing stability and system performance.

+ Builder Module — The main module to build out your repertoire.
+ Importing Functionality — Paste PGN, upload PGN files, or import from a Lichess Public Study.
+ Import Templates — A collection of 100+ repertoire trees generated by Stockfish 17.1 at depth 20.
+ Repertoire Wizards — Build out your repertoire from any position.
+ Analyze Repertoire — Run your entire repertoire through Stockfish analysis.
+ Stockfish Card — Enables Stockfish analysis directly on the board.
+ Masters Games Database — Access professional master games.
+ Lichess Player Database — Explore openings and player statistics from Lichess.
+ Repertoire Trainer — Play through and train your repertoire.
+ Position Trainer — Practice random positions from your repertoire.
+ Library — Import your games (pasted PGN, file upload, or from Chess.com and Lichess.org).
+ Export PGN — Export your repertoire and games to take your data anywhere.

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