Apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com review: scores and evidence
French site (hosted by O2switch, Clermont-Ferrand): a 24-module video course with exercises (first 3 free), 60+ themed packs at €24.90, a blog updated weekly, an online club and private coaching. No import or analysis of the player’s games, no rated tactics bank, no repertoire tool.
Read on August 30, 2026 from the service’s public pages — every score cites the page read.
Overall score
3.0/ 10
Rank
40/ 128
Free-only score
2.6/ 10
quotas counted
Languages
2
Listed price
€132 (one-off payment, lifetime access: "Bien débuter" modules 1-9 at €72 + "Vers la maîtrise" modules 10-24 at €60; themed packs €24.90; club and coaching not priced)
What the service is
Apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com is a French-language video training site. Its legal notice says the site was built by the company Hexalix (Clermont-Ferrand) and is hosted by O2switch in the same city, with data processed exclusively in France; the copyright is held by "Apprendre en 24 heures" (2025) and no company registration number is published. The site describes itself as active "since 2016" and puts forward four founders: Tigran Gharamian (French champion 2018), Anthony Wirig (coach of the French youth team), Pierre Petitcunot (International Master, PhD in mathematics) and Rémi Trouville, a mental coach who presents the videos. The offer includes a 24-module video course with exercises (the first three modules are free, then "Bien débuter" at €72 and "Vers la maîtrise" at €60, one-off payment with lifetime access), around sixty themed packs at €24.90 (openings, strategy, tactics, endgames), a course for children, an online club with weekly tournaments, private video coaching (price on request) and a blog updated every week. The site claims more than 93,000 enthusiasts and a 4.9/5 Google rating, figures that cannot be verified. It neither imports nor analyses the player’s games and offers no rated puzzle bank, no explorer, no repertoire editor and no mobile app.
Activity history
- 2026-09The home page lists blog posts dated 1 September 2026 (a Yannick Gozzoli biography), 28 August (Gata Kamsky) and 24 August 2026 (a 30-day training plan): the blog is updated weekly.
- 2025The legal notice and the terms of use carry a 2025 "Apprendre en 24 heures" copyright and name Hexalix as the site’s builder and O2switch as host.
- 2019-06On 25 June 2019 the App-enfant site reviews the children’s method (the "Tigranette" character, video modules with an exercise, about €30, 30-day guarantee).
- 2016The site says it has been used "since 2016"; the shop claims more than 97,000 members since then. The exact launch month is not documented on any public page.
The scores, evidence by evidence
Every score points to the page read and the fact found there. A fact documented nowhere is not credited: document it, then write to us.
APersonalized diagnosis
1.7A1 :0Importing your games (Chess.com, Lichess, PGN files)
No game import on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/progresser-aux-echecs/.
A2 :0Automatic engine analysis of every game
No engine analysis on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com.
A3 :1Recurring mistakes identified across all your gamesfree
https://analysis-chess.com/ — repertoire, losses by phase, blunders by frequency (≤ 500 games): statistics without any named motif
A4 :2Types of mistakes covered (tactics, strategy, endgame, time…)free
https://analysis-chess.com/ — axes: openings, time management (first 10 moves), losses by phase
A5 :1Written explanation of each mistakefree
https://analysis-chess.com/ — "blunders" counted; PDF diagnostics behind sign-up, no per-mistake text found
A6 :0Stated verification of the diagnoses (procedure, rates)
No mention on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com.
A7 :0Tracking each weakness over time
No history on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com.
A8 :0Comparison with players of the same rating
No comparison on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com.
BOpenings
3.3B1 :1Building a personal repertoirepaid
https://boutique.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/: fixed video opening packs; no editor.
B2 :1Training the repertoire (drills, games)free
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/ouvertures-echecs/: articles/videos (passive reading).
B3 :0Spotting where you left your repertoire in your games
No deviation detection on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com.
B4 :1Verification of the lines taught (engine, practice)free
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com: titled authors (Pierre, IM) with no engine check announced.
B5 :0Opening explorer and statistics
No explorer on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com.
B6 :3Explanation of opening plans and ideasfree
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/ouvertures-echecs/: written principles and plans + videos and diagrams; traps ("dubious openings") sold as a pack.
CTargeted training
1.9C1 :0Exercises drawn from your own games
No exercise from the player’s own games on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com.
C2 :1Bank of tactical exercises (size, themes, rating)free
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/apprendre-a-jouer-aux-echecs/: "50 free exercises" + exercise of the day; < 5,000, no rating.
C3 :1Endgame trainingfree
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/progresser-aux-echecs/: articles on endgames; no module against the engine.
C4 :1Strategic and positional trainingpaid
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/progresser-aux-echecs/ — "positional play" video course (Ruhlmann), passive
C5 :0Training defense and alertness
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/progresser-aux-echecs/ — no dedicated defensive exercise
C6 :1Training calculation and visualizationpaid
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/progresser-aux-echecs/: "tactical radar" with Kevin Terrieux (perception); no progressive calculation programme.
C7 :0Difficulty matched to your real level
No adaptive difficulty on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com.
C8 :0Spaced repetition (named algorithm)
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/ — no spaced repetition
C9 :1Personalized training planfree
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/progresser-aux-echecs/ — "1 h a day for 30 days", generic plan
DPrice and value
4.2D1 :2What the free plan actually lets you dofree
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/apprendre-a-jouer-aux-echecs/: 14-day programme, 50 exercises, 3 free modules; exercise of the day.
D2 :1Annual price of the full planfree
https://boutique.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/: €72 + €60 = €132 one-off (€76-150 band).
D3 :1Commercial transparency (price shown, trial, cancellation)free
https://boutique.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/: prices displayed; https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/conditions-generales-dutilisation/ with neither refund nor trial.
D4 :1Number of paid tiers (how simple the offer is)free
https://boutique.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/ — courses €72 + €60, packs €24.90 each, club, coaching: ≥ 3 tiers
EEvidence and transparency
2.5E1 :1Published evidence of effectivenessfree
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com: "93,000 enthusiasts", "460,000+ hours" with no method.
E2 :0Chess verification of the content (positions, lines)
No verification information on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com.
E3 :1Transparency of the method (algorithms, code)free
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/progresser-aux-echecs/: method described in general terms (3 pillars) with no parameter.
E4 :1Marketing claims that can be checked (no overselling)free
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com: name "en 24h" and "Adopted by more than 93,000" (unverifiable).
FContent and method
8.0F1 :2Courses organized by rating levelquota
https://boutique.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/: "Bien débuter" (modules 1-9) and "Vers la maîtrise" (10-24) — levels, no ELO bands.
F2 :2Course authors named and titledfree
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com: "Pierre: PhD in mathematics, International Master", Tigran French champion 2018; a single explicit FIDE title.
F3 :3Content formats (text, video, interactive)free
https://boutique.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/: each pack = "Video lessons, Exercises, Articles".
F4 :2Published method of progressionfree
https://boutique.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/: 24-module curriculum with milestones; not adapted to a diagnosis.
F5 :3How often the content is updatedfree
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com: articles dated 28/08 and 24/08/2026 (dated blog, more than monthly).
GPlaying and practice
0.8G1 :0Playing humans online (pool, anti-cheating)
No online play on the site; club through external weekly tournaments (https://boutique.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/).
G2 :0Realistic artificial opponents
No artificial opponent on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com.
G3 :0Replaying one specific position against the machine
No practice from a position on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com.
G4 :1Tournaments and organized competitionpaid
https://boutique.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/: the club’s "weekly tournaments" (paid, platform not specified).
HExperience and accessibility
2.0H1 :1Platforms available (web, iOS, Android, desktop)free
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com: website only, no app.
H2 :0User ratings and reviews (stores, press)
No store listing; in-house testimonials only on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com.
H3 :1Interface languages availablefree
at least two languages (French interface found, total number not recorded) — https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com: site entirely in French, French teaching content.
H4 :0Accessibility (keyboard, screen reader)
No accessibility mention on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/mentions-legales/.
H5 :1Offline use and known incidentsfree
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/mentions-legales/: hosted by O2switch; no incident reported.
IPreparation and study
0.0I1 :0Preparing for a named opponent
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/progresser-aux-echecs/ — no opponent preparation
I2 :0Annotating and sharing games (studies)
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/progresser-aux-echecs/ — no annotation tool
I3 :0Entering a game played at a club (photo, scoresheet)
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/ — no game entry
I4 :0Searching your games (filters, position)
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/ — no search in one’s games
JHuman coaching and community
6.7J1 :3Access to human coachespaid
https://boutique.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/: "Private coaching … via video consultation" by the team (IM, French youth team coach).
J2 :2Size and activity of the communityfree
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com: "33,957 community members", club with "weekly tournaments"; daily activity not observed.
J3 :0Tools for trainers, clubs and schools
No coach/club area on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com.
J4 :3Engagement mechanics (streaks, virtual currency, reminders)free
No leaderboard or streak on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com; progress by module.
KPersonal data and interoperability
2.2K1 :0Exporting your data (games, repertoire)
No export on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/conditions-generales-dutilisation/.
K2 :2Protection of personal data (GDPR, hosting)free
https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/mentions-legales/: hosted and processed in France (O2switch); terms: data "not transmitted to any third party".
K3 :0Public API and source code
No PGN/API on https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com.
Also, outside the grid
Features found that no criterion measures. They do not count towards the score.
- Online club (weekly tournaments, live analysis)
- Private video coaching
- Dedicated course for children
- Blog updated every week
Sources consulted
- https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/progresser-aux-echecs/
- https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com
- https://analysis-chess.com/
- https://boutique.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/
- https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/ouvertures-echecs/
- https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/apprendre-a-jouer-aux-echecs/
- https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/
- https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/conditions-generales-dutilisation/
- https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/mentions-legales/
- https://app-enfant.fr/application/apprendre-echecs-24h/
- https://www.apprendre-les-echecs-24h.com/progresser-aux-echecs/plan-entrainement-echecs/
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