Learn chess study workflows
Practical guides for heatmaps, PGN imports from Chess.com and Lichess, and opening practice with Stockfish — written to help you rank up your understanding, not just your engine depth.
How to Read Chess Heatmaps
Learn how to read chess heatmaps: square control, tension, mobility, king safety, and danger overlays. Use Chessyi visualization to understand positions beyond the eval bar.
Analyze a Chess.com PGN in Chessyi
How to export a PGN from Chess.com and analyze it in Chessyi with local Stockfish, 12+ heatmaps, and a 1.9M master-game library — a deeper study desk after online play.
Analyze a Lichess PGN in Chessyi
Export a PGN from Lichess and study it in Chessyi with heatmaps, piece-level overlays, local Stockfish, and master-game comparisons on one board.
Best Ways to Visualize Chess Positions (2026)
Compare ways to visualize chess positions in 2026: eval bars, arrows, GitHub heatmaps, and Chessyi’s 12+ live overlays with local Stockfish on one board.
Opening Practice with Stockfish & Heatmaps
Train chess openings with move validation, then inspect critical positions with Stockfish and heatmaps on Chessyi — repertoire practice that builds understanding, not only memory.
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