Train Smarter. Play Stronger.
Bad at Chess creates innovative training tools designed to help you play better chess. Develop the practical skills you need to make better moves, win more games, and become less Bad at Chess.
Circuit Training for Your Chess Game
Think of Bad at Chess as the training gym where you can strengthen all aspects of your chess game with highly specific tools, exercises, and drills.
Our Philosophy: Specific & Relevant Training
Our philosophy is to build tools that are highly specific to the desired goal (making accurate moves and winning games). We believe that players will improve fastest by training in ways that are most similar to the situations found in real games. Our tools are challenging, but effective at improving your ability to evaluate more clearly, calculate more deeply, and make better moves in all stages of the game.
Look for our Visual Opening Explorer and Personalized Insights in mid-2025!
Join for Unlimited Access & Progress Tracking
Create a free Bad at Chess account to unlock all our tools, access detailed training history, get rewarded for your effort, and much more.
Track Your Progress
What gets measured gets improved
- Track the time you spend training with detailed charts and graphs
- Save in-progress games to pick up right where you left off
- Bookmark your favorite positions and drills for quick access
- Keep a complete history of your past results across all tools
Earn Points & Badges
Make Chess Training Fun Again
- Earn XP for every training activity and reach new levels
- Unlock badges to celebrate your milestones
- Track your streaks build momentum and stay motivated
- Gamify your training with leaderboards (coming soon)
Personalized Insights
With the core tools in place, our next phase of development is focused on integrating with Chess.com and Lichess to create personalized training plans. Based on your strengths and weaknesses, our automated coach will help you build a plan for which tools to use – and how often – for optimal development.
Create a Free Account
Join Bad at Chess to access all training tools, track your progress, and (coming soon) link your Chess.com & Lichess accounts for personalized insights and puzzles.
Starter
Free
Track your progress and unlock limited access to core tools
- Daily credits to use all available tools
- Track your training time and results
- Bookmark the games you’re learning
- Earn XP and badges
Pro
Coming Soon
Unlimited access to all tools with personalized insights
- Unlimited usage of all available tools
- Insights from your Chess.com / Lichess account
- Personalized puzzles from your own mistakes
- Custom-tailored training plans
- Early access to new tools
pro features coming early 2025
Bad at Chess is currently in beta until early 2025. During this time, all accounts have unlimited access to all tools and features.
Frequently Asked Questions
What rating levels will benefit most from Bad at Chess ?
Bad at Chess is designed to benefit players of all ratings, from around 1000 to 2200+. Whether you're an improving beginner or an experienced player, our tools are tailored to help you enhance your skills.
What makes Bad at Chess different?
Tactic puzzles and opening theory are available everywhere. Instead, we focus on specificity for maximal improvement. Our challenging tools target the skills you need to make better moves in your real games.
How much does it cost?
During our beta period, all features are free and unlimited. In the future, we may introduce a small monthly fee for access to premium features.
Do I need an account to train?
You can try our tools for a few sessions without an account. However, to continue using them and to track your progress, a free account is required.