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Chessigma review: scores and evidence

Chessigma imports Chess.com/Lichess/PGN games, analyses them with Stockfish in the browser and sells a "Supercoach" AI coach with drills drawn from your own mistakes. It offers no courses, no play against humans and no endgame module, and publishes no verification of its diagnoses.

Read on August 30, 2026 from the service’s public pages — every score cites the page read.

Overall score

4.3/ 10

Rank

10/ 128

Languages

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Listed price

€83/yr (annual price shown; monthly €12/mo; lifetime €299) — free tier: unlimited analysis

Official site
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What the service is

Chessigma is published by Arche Labs Ltd, a Cypriot company "trading as Chessigma" according to the terms of service (https://www.chessigma.com/tos) and the privacy policy (https://www.chessigma.com/privacy-policy), both dated 16 July 2026; the founders are Mehdi (software engineer and blog author) and Eliot. The service launched on 27 March 2025, according to the launch post of 6 April 2025 (https://www.chessigma.com/blog/launching-chessigma). It imports Chess.com, Lichess or PGN games and analyses them without limit using Stockfish running in the browser (depth 14 on most moves, https://www.chessigma.com/blog/how-chessigma-analysis-works); it offers rated puzzles, an opening trainer, sparring bots, a board editor and an ELO calculator; the paid "Supercoach" profiles recurring mistakes and generates drills (Blunder Fix, Blunder Shield, Woodpecker, Bot Challenge, opening module). Business model (https://www.chessigma.com/pricing): unlimited free analysis; Supercoach at €12/month, €83/year or €299 lifetime, with a 7-day refund. iOS and Android apps in addition to the web, English only. Chessigma offers no courses, no play against humans, no endgame module and no human coach, and publishes no verification of its diagnoses.

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Activity history

  1. 2026-0815 August 2026: three blog posts published the same day (chess AI tools, cheating, "chess AI helper"), following two posts on openings on 13 August (https://www.chessigma.com/blog).
  2. 2026-0728 July 2026: iOS version 1.1.0 — "Game reviews are more reliable", analyses of longer games that used to stall or come back empty now finish (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chessigma/id6791621546).
  3. 2026-0716 July 2026: new terms of service and privacy policy in the name of Arche Labs Ltd, governed by Cypriot law, with a 7-day money-back guarantee (https://www.chessigma.com/tos).
  4. 2025-1229 December 2025: launch of "Chess Wrapped 2025", an animated yearly recap of Chess.com games with a chess "personality" (https://www.chessigma.com/blog/chess-wrapped-2025).
  5. 2025-078 July 2025: announcement of the "Supercoach" AI coach, then in development, with a waitlist for a beta "in the coming weeks" (https://www.chessigma.com/blog/the-ai-chess-coach).
  6. 2025-0515 May 2025: technical post explaining the analysis — Stockfish 16 in WebAssembly in the browser, depth 14 on most moves, in-house move labels (Sigma, Awesome… Clown) (https://www.chessigma.com/blog/how-chessigma-analysis-works).
  7. 2025-0327 March 2025: Chessigma launches ("We launched Chessigma on March 27th, 2025"), with over 100,000 unique visitors in the first week according to the post of 6 April 2025 (https://www.chessigma.com/blog/launching-chessigma).
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The scores, evidence by evidence

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APersonalized diagnosis

6.3

A1 :3Importing your games (Chess.com, Lichess, PGN files)

https://chessigma.com/ — imports Chess.com, Lichess and PGN files

A2 :3Automatic engine analysis of every game

https://www.chessigma.com/blog/how-chessigma-analysis-works — Stockfish 16/17 WASM, published depth 14, unlimited free analysis

A3 :2Recurring mistakes identified across all your games

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — patterns named and counted ("recurring patterns", "find rates by motif, hanging pieces"); ranking by engine cost not observed

A4 :2Types of mistakes covered (tactics, strategy, endgame, time…)

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — 3 axes observed: tactics (blunders/motifs), time ("time pressure, flagging"), opening ("prep depth"); neither endgame nor strategy

A5 :2Written explanation of each mistake

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — coach text in general terms ("Your openings are clean. Your endgames are not."); moves marked Qd2??/Nf5!! with no variation quoted

A6 :0Stated verification of the diagnoses (procedure, rates)

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — no reliability information and no reporting

A7 :1Tracking each weakness over time

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — "ELO Trend" (peak/trough) and results timeline; no weakness per period

A8 :2Comparison with players of the same rating

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — percentiles per dimension ("Top 22 %"); rating bracket not specified

BOpenings

3.3

B1 :2Building a personal repertoire

https://www.chessigma.com/pricing — "unlimited opening lines" + "lines from your own games" module

B2 :2Training the repertoire (drills, games)

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — Opening Module trains the lines; no SRS or full games proven

B3 :1Spotting where you left your repertoire in your games

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — "prep depth" per opening; deviations not flagged

B4 :0Verification of the lines taught (engine, practice)

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — no documented verification of the lines

B5 :1Opening explorer and statistics

https://chessigma.com/ — opening identification on the player’s own games only

B6 :0Explanation of opening plans and ideas

https://chessigma.com/ — no opening teaching

CTargeted training

3.7

C1 :2Exercises drawn from your own games

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — Blunder Fix/Woodpecker "pulled straight from your own moves"; no per-weakness rate

C2 :1Bank of tactical exercises (size, themes, rating)

https://chessigma.com/ — puzzles present, volume and rating not published

C3 :0Endgame training

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — no endgame module

C4 :0Strategic and positional training

https://chessigma.com/ — no positional exercise (tactical puzzles, openings, bots)

C5 :2Training defense and alertness

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — "Blunder Shield: Two moves. One’s a trap. Pick the safe one": one sub-type (safe move)

C6 :0Training calculation and visualization

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — nothing on calculation/visualisation

C7 :1Difficulty matched to your real level

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — "Bot Challenge at your level"; no adaptive rating documented on the exercises

C8 :2Spaced repetition (named algorithm)

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — "Woodpecker: the same puzzles, three rounds"; https://www.chessigma.com/blog "spaced cycles"; algorithm not named

C9 :2Personalized training plan

https://www.chessigma.com/pricing — "Personalized daily training plan", "15 minutes a day"; adjustable time budget and explicit priorities not observed

DPrice and value

7.5

D1 :3What the free plan actually lets you do

https://www.chessigma.com/pricing — Free: "unlimited game review, puzzles"

D2 :1Annual price of the full plan

https://www.chessigma.com/pricing — €83/yr

D3 :2Commercial transparency (price shown, trial, cancellation)

https://www.chessigma.com/pricing — prices shown, 7-day refund, "cancel anytime"; monthly auto-renews

D4 :3Number of paid tiers (how simple the offer is)

https://www.chessigma.com/pricing — a single paid tier (monthly €12, yearly €83, lifetime €299: same features)

EEvidence and transparency

2.5

E1 :1Published evidence of effectiveness

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — "91 Elo in their first month on average", with no method

E2 :0Chess verification of the content (positions, lines)

https://chessigma.com/ — no correction procedure

E3 :2Transparency of the method (algorithms, code)

https://www.chessigma.com/blog/how-chessigma-analysis-works — Stockfish, depth 14, classification thresholds described

E4 :0Marketing claims that can be checked (no overselling)

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach / https://www.chessigma.com/pricing — "+91" and "+112 Elo" unsourced

FContent and method

2.0

F1 :0Courses organized by rating level

https://chessigma.com/ — no course

F2 :0Course authors named and titled

https://www.chessigma.com/privacy-policy — founders Mehdi and Eliot, no title

F3 :0Content formats (text, video, interactive)

https://chessigma.com/ — no course content

F4 :1Published method of progression

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — advice through a daily plan, no curriculum

F5 :2How often the content is updated

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chessigma/id6791621546 — app v1.1.0 dated 28/07/2026 (< 3 months)

GPlaying and practice

2.5

G1 :0Playing humans online (pool, anti-cheating)

https://chessigma.com/ — no play against humans

G2 :1Realistic artificial opponents

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — bots "at your level", throttled engine

G3 :2Replaying one specific position against the machine

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — "Bot Challenge: replay positions at your level" from your own games

G4 :0Tournaments and organized competition

https://chessigma.com/ — no tournament

HExperience and accessibility

3.3

H1 :3Platforms available (web, iOS, Android, desktop)

https://chessigma.com/ — web, App Store, Google Play, desktop

H2 :1User ratings and reviews (stores, press)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chessigma/id6791621546 — 4.36/5 from 39 reviews (< 100)

H3 :0Interface languages available

https://chessigma.com/ — English only, no switcher or hreflang

H4 :0Accessibility (keyboard, screen reader)

https://chessigma.com/ — no accessibility page

H5 :1Offline use and known incidents

https://www.chessigma.com/blog/how-chessigma-analysis-works — engine in the browser, server-side import; no incident reported

IPreparation and study

1.7

I1 :0Preparing for a named opponent

https://www.chessigma.com/supercoach — no feature on a named opponent; the opening trainer only handles the player’s own games

I2 :0Annotating and sharing games (studies)

https://chessigma.com/ — board editor with FEN/PGN export; no comment, saved variation or share link observed

I3 :1Entering a game played at a club (photo, scoresheet)

https://chessigma.com/ — "Board editor (drag-and-drop)": manual position entry; no photo/OCR

I4 :1Searching your games (filters, position)

https://chessigma.com/ — imported Chess.com/Lichess/PGN games listed; no filter or position search observed

JHuman coaching and community

2.5

J1 :0Access to human coaches

https://chessigma.com/ — no human coach

J2 :1Size and activity of the community

https://chessigma.com/ — Chess.com club mentioned, activity not visible

J3 :0Tools for trainers, clubs and schools

https://chessigma.com/ — nothing for coaches/clubs

J4 :2Engagement mechanics (streaks, virtual currency, reminders)

https://www.chessigma.com/pricing — leaderboard on premium, no virtual currency

KPersonal data and interoperability

3.3

K1 :1Exporting your data (games, repertoire)

https://www.chessigma.com/privacy-policy — data export on request (reply within 30 days)

K2 :1Protection of personal data (GDPR, hosting)

https://www.chessigma.com/privacy-policy — Vercel/Supabase/GCP, PostHog, Google AdSense on the web; region not specified

K3 :1Public API and source code

https://chessigma.com/ — PGN import/export only

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Also, outside the grid

Features found that no criterion measures. They do not count towards the score.

  • Conversational AI coach with a message quota
  • ELO change calculator
  • "Chess Wrapped" yearly recap
  • Sparring bots starting from your own game positions
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Sources consulted

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