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TravelWithBurns

Is there a website that I can input the PNG's of all of my games and it will tell me my playing style, weaknesses, best tactics situations (if I do better at open vs. closed positions/if I tend to seek out open vs. closed positions in my games)?


I feel that this would help me greatly as I continue my chess studies if I knew what I am already inclined to perform well in (it would help me seek out those games...but would also help me know what areas I need to improve on).

It would be great if it could find out my overall CAPS score in the process.

Jaarbahd

The best free analysis tool that I know of is on [Removed by moderator: Olympiad - Reason: Competitor site] "request computer analysis" function. It allows you to import PGN files from your computer or even copy and paste them. I actually haven't seen any software that will offer opinions on your overall play and would be interested to see something like that.

To improve my open game, what I do is pick openings that basically guarantee a fairly open board. For white, Bishop's opening (1.e4 (..e5 or ..c5) 2.Bc4); for black Scandinavian variations. ((1.e4 or d4) ..d5). To improve my closed positions: For white, I do the English opening (1.c4 ..e5 2.Nc3) usually. As black, I go for a french defense (1.e4 ..e6 2.d4 ..d5) It's good to know the advanced variation of this one where white follows up with 3.e5 because if, when playing the Scandinavian, white pushes e5 instead of taking on d5, it very frequently turns into the Advanced French.

Just my method. Hasn't pushed me past 1300, but I will lay that on my lack of dilligence and not my method. LOL Hope it's helpful. Let me know if you find the software you're looking for. I'm interested as well.

TravelWithBurns

This is definitely helpful.

I'll definitely keep you in the loop if I ever find anything.

Jaarbahd

I should actually elaborate on one specific point. Bishop's openings don't always get you an open game. So, if black (hopefully) responds with the Berlin Defense (1.e4 ..e5 2.Bc4 ..Nf6), then I get to do Nf3. This leaves the e4 pawn undefended to Black's f6 knight. This is Urusov's gambit and I love it. Not always, but often enough, Black will nab that pawn. So, you respond with Nc3. This threatens his knight on e4 and tempts him to take. At which point you recapture with dxc3 and now your King and Queen are open, but you can castle kingside in response to virtually any reasonable move Black could make after that and you've got your Queen and soon to be rook staring down open d and e files in exchange for a doubled up pawn on the c file.

 

DJHastings

This may be helpful:  https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/9569/software-to-analyze-my-own-database-of-games-with-statistics

GirishLodaya

Try AimChess

WBillH

LucasChess will analyze and give various statistics about an individual game about how mobile your pieces are, etc.  That by itself won't tell you where to concentrate, but I find it interesting.  Interesting, but not useful.  I haven't found anything actionable from it.  I have noticed trends in that my mobility percentage has increased as I have concentrated on that as part of my move calculations.  If I have have a specific tactic in mind, I look to see what increases my flexibility.  Can I improve my position slightly to make my pieces more mobile so that it is easier to respond to unforeseen threats?  The stat in LucasChess serves more to reinforce my own evaluation of a game.  (Yeah, I really let myself get locked up there.)

pawninfantry

In my opinion, AiChessCoach.net is an excellent tool for players looking to improve their chess openings. It's free to use and can analyze your latest 200, 500, or even 1000 games from platforms like Lichess and Chess.com. The site provides personalized recommendations for your openings and helps identify recurring mistakes, making it easier to focus on areas that need improvement. It's worth checking out if you're interested in improving your opening repertoire based on your own game history. As far as I know, you cannot export pgn files to it, but it will automatically get your games from lichess or chess .com, and then do the analysis for you.