qchess.net review: scores and evidence
A free personal website gathering some thirty tools: blunder and opening-weakness search from a Lichess/Chess.com username, drills (blindfold, mates, quiet moves, hanging pieces), an explorer of 4 M OTB games and repertoire generators. No user account, no tracking over time, no courses; the /about page returns a server error.
Read on August 30, 2026 from the service’s public pages — every score cites the page read.
Overall score
4.3/ 10
Rank
9/ 128
Languages
1
Listed price
€0 (free, "non-commercial", no paid offer on the site)
What the service is
qchess.net is an anonymous personal website: its home page (https://qchess.net/, read on 31 August 2026) gives only a ProtonMail contact address, with no name, company or country. It describes a project developed "since around 11 months", "non commercial and made for the love of the game", and carries a "© 2025" notice; the https://qchess.net/about page, which might have identified the publisher, returns a server error. The site gathers around forty free tools: drills (mate, blindfold, quiet moves, evaluation, hanging pieces), analyses run from a Lichess or Chess.com username (Blunder Fix, Opening Weakness Finder, Time Management), a database of roughly 4 million OTB games from 2010 to 2025 searchable by position, pawn structure or player, repertoire generators (Repertoire Flow, Winrate Repertoires), a neural-network opponent called "Grimmer AI" advertised at 2100-2400 ELO (https://qchess.net/grimlobby), and training-plan templates. Business model: everything is free, with no account and no paid offer. The service provides no courses, no tracking over time, no spaced repetition and no readable privacy policy. FM Dalton Perrine described it as a "Swiss Army knife of chess improvement tools" in a Chess.com blog post dated 17 September 2025 (https://www.chess.com/blog/MattyDPerrine/3-lesser-known-websites-to-improve-your-chess-game).
Activity history
- 2026-08The https://qchess.net/about and https://qchess.net/articles pages return "ERROR WITH SERVING REQUEST" (observed on 30 and 31 August 2026), while the tools on the home page remain reachable.
- 2025-09On 17 September 2025, FM Dalton Perrine featured qchess.net among "3 Lesser Known Websites to Improve Your Chess Game" on Chess.com (https://www.chess.com/blog/MattyDPerrine/3-lesser-known-websites-to-improve-your-chess-game) and in his Chess Chatter newsletter (https://chesschatter.substack.com/p/3-lesser-known-websites-to-improve), singling out Model Games, Guess the Move and Don’t Hang Your Pieces.
- 2025The home page (https://qchess.net/) carries a "© 2025" notice, advertises a database of "4 millions of OTB games from 2010 to 2025" and describes a project run "since around 11 months"; no more precise launch date is published.
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
3.3A1 :2Importing your games (Chess.com, Lichess, PGN files)
https://qchess.net/timemanagementlobby: Lichess or Chess.com username; https://qchess.net/blunderfixlobby: Lichess; no PGN import of your own games
A2 :2Automatic engine analysis of every game
https://qchess.net/blunderfixlobby: analysis of 1 to 100 games on demand, Stockfish cited on https://qchess.net/, depth not documented
A3 :2Recurring mistakes identified across all your games
https://qchess.net/blunderfixlobby — blunder grid by severity (Blunders/Mistakes/Inaccuracies) × phase × time trouble; no ranking by frequency × cost
A4 :2Types of mistakes covered (tactics, strategy, endgame, time…)
https://qchess.net/blunderfixlobby, /openingweaknessfinder, /timemanagementlobby — tactics, opening and time axes (3); no list of motifs
A5 :0Written explanation of each mistake
https://qchess.net/blunderfixlobby — positions and categories only, no explanatory text per mistake
A6 :0Stated verification of the diagnoses (procedure, rates)
no mention of reliability on https://qchess.net/
A7 :0Tracking each weakness over time
no history (no account) on https://qchess.net/
A8 :0Comparison with players of the same rating
no comparison with a rating bracket on https://qchess.net/blunderfixlobby
BOpenings
5.0B1 :2Building a personal repertoire
https://qchess.net/: Repertoire Flow (PGN), Winrate Repertoires (auto-generated from the database); not built from your own games
B2 :2Training the repertoire (drills, games)
https://qchess.net/: "Opening Trainer — Practice openings against database statistics"
B3 :2Spotting where you left your repertoire in your games
https://qchess.net/openingweaknessfinder: opening position errors in your Lichess/OTB games; not turned into revision
B4 :0Verification of the lines taught (engine, practice)
no engine check of the generated repertoires mentioned on https://qchess.net/
B5 :2Opening explorer and statistics
https://qchess.net/: "4 millions of OTB games from 2010 to 2025", Opening Models, Novelty Finder
B6 :1Explanation of opening plans and ideas
https://qchess.net/: Model Games, "Advanced Principles" articles — no plans per opening
CTargeted training
4.1C1 :2Exercises drawn from your own games
https://qchess.net/blunderfixlobby: "personalizes exercises from the player’s own games"; https://qchess.net/timemanagementlobby: time-trouble positions
C2 :1Bank of tactical exercises (size, themes, rating)
https://qchess.net/: Mate Drill, Quiet Moves Drill, Random Position Drill — no volume and no rating published
C3 :1Endgame training
https://qchess.net/: /endgames "Detailed statistics for different endgame types", Piece Config Search — no playable module
C4 :2Strategic and positional training
https://qchess.net/ — Quiet Moves Drill, Thinking Process Drill, Guess The Move, Maneuvers Flow; no classification by theme and no explanation of the plan
C5 :2Training defense and alertness
https://qchess.net/ — "Don’t Hang Your Pieces… three types of exercises": one sub-type (hanging pieces), no difficulty rating
C6 :2Training calculation and visualization
https://qchess.net/: Blindfold Drill, Thinking Process Drill, Eval Drill
C7 :0Difficulty matched to your real level
no adaptive rating on https://qchess.net/
C8 :0Spaced repetition (named algorithm)
https://qchess.net/ — no spaced repetition among the 33 tools listed
C9 :1Personalized training plan
https://qchess.net/trainingplans — three generic templates with an estimated time + "Create Custom Plan" filled in by the user; nothing personalised by the service
DPrice and value
10.0D1 :3What the free plan actually lets you do
https://qchess.net/: everything free, "non commercial and made for the love of the game"
D2 :3Annual price of the full plan
https://qchess.net/: €0
D3 :3Commercial transparency (price shown, trial, cancellation)
https://qchess.net/: nothing to pay, nothing to cancel
D4 :3Number of paid tiers (how simple the offer is)
https://qchess.net/ — "non commercial", no paid tier
EEvidence and transparency
2.5E1 :0Published evidence of effectiveness
no data on https://qchess.net/
E2 :0Chess verification of the content (positions, lines)
no verification information on https://qchess.net/
E3 :1Transparency of the method (algorithms, code)
https://qchess.net/: "Stockfish" cited, with no depth or parameters
E4 :2Marketing claims that can be checked (no overselling)
https://qchess.net/: factual tone, personal project "since around 11 months"
FContent and method
2.0F1 :0Courses organized by rating level
https://qchess.net/: articles and studies, no courses
F2 :0Course authors named and titled
https://qchess.net/: anonymous author (protonmail contact)
F3 :2Content formats (text, video, interactive)
https://qchess.net/: text articles + interactive drills
F4 :1Published method of progression
https://qchess.net/trainingplans: template plans by time budget (1 h 35 to 5 h 30), no milestones
F5 :0How often the content is updated
https://qchess.net/: "© 2025", no publication date; https://qchess.net/about returns an error
GPlaying and practice
2.5G1 :0Playing humans online (pool, anti-cheating)
https://qchess.net/: Lichess Clasher = simulation, no play against humans
G2 :2Realistic artificial opponents
https://qchess.net/: "Grimmer AI — Pattern-recognition based AI opponent (2100-2400)"
G3 :1Replaying one specific position against the machine
https://qchess.net/: Analysis Board from a position; replaying your own games against the engine not mentioned
G4 :0Tournaments and organized competition
https://qchess.net/: /tourneys = external OTB calendar
HExperience and accessibility
0.7H1 :1Platforms available (web, iOS, Android, desktop)
https://qchess.net/: website only
H2 :0User ratings and reviews (stores, press)
no store listing and no third-party review found for https://qchess.net/
H3 :0Interface languages available
a single language observed — https://qchess.net/: English only
H4 :0Accessibility (keyboard, screen reader)
no information on https://qchess.net/
H5 :0Offline use and known incidents
https://qchess.net/about: "ERROR WITH SERVING REQUEST" observed on 30/08/2026
IPreparation and study
4.2I1 :2Preparing for a named opponent
https://qchess.net/openingweaknessfinder — Lichess username or OTB name of any player, colour/time-control filter, "Bad Opening Outcomes"; no suggested line
I2 :0Annotating and sharing games (studies)
https://qchess.net/ — analysis board; no saving of variations and no sharing by link observed
I3 :1Entering a game played at a club (photo, scoresheet)
https://qchess.net/ — "Engine Matches… from any position", "Database… search by position": position entered on a board; no photo, no OCR
I4 :2Searching your games (filters, position)
https://qchess.net/blunderfixlobby — Blitz/Rapid/Classical filters, severity, phase (moves 1-15/16-35/36+), time trouble; no search by position within YOUR games
JHuman coaching and community
1.7J1 :0Access to human coaches
no coach on https://qchess.net/
J2 :0Size and activity of the community
no forum/Discord on https://qchess.net/
J3 :0Tools for trainers, clubs and schools
no club tools on https://qchess.net/
J4 :2Engagement mechanics (streaks, virtual currency, reminders)
https://qchess.net/: no streaks, leaderboards or currency; "non commercial"
KPersonal data and interoperability
3.3K1 :2Exporting your data (games, repertoire)
https://qchess.net/: Repertoire Flow / Shortener produce PGN files
K2 :0Protection of personal data (GDPR, hosting)
no privacy policy found (https://qchess.net/about returns an error)
K3 :1Public API and source code
https://qchess.net/: PGN only, no API and no repository
Also, outside the grid
Features found that no criterion measures. They do not count towards the score.
- Chess960 trainer (variant)
- Opening novelty finder
- Simulated match between two Lichess players
- OTB tournament calendar
- Time-management curves of elite players
Sources consulted
- https://qchess.net/
- https://qchess.net/about
- https://qchess.net/grimlobby
- https://www.chess.com/blog/MattyDPerrine/3-lesser-known-websites-to-improve-your-chess-game
- https://qchess.net/articles
- https://chesschatter.substack.com/p/3-lesser-known-websites-to-improve
- https://qchess.net/timemanagementlobby
- https://qchess.net/blunderfixlobby
- https://qchess.net/openingweaknessfinder
- https://qchess.net/trainingplans
- https://trendingchess.com/qchess
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