Chess analysis
A chess analysis board that explains the game.
Stockfish 19 on your own device, a Game Review that marks every move for both players, and the tools to turn a mistake into understanding.

What the analysis board does
- Stockfish 19 in your browser. The engine runs locally, with its evaluation, depth and several candidate lines. No queue and no upload of your games.
- Game Review. Every move for both players is marked Theory, Best, As good as best, Sound, Inaccuracy, Mistake or Blunder; exceptional moves can be recognized as Brilliant. Each side gets an accuracy score.
- Comparable numbers. Accuracy and the inaccuracy, mistake and blunder thresholds follow Lichess’s published method.
- The better line, playable. Play line steps through the engine’s suggestion; Retry this move lets you find it yourself.
- Your own analysis. Variations, comments and an evaluation timeline across the game.
Bring any game
- A Chess.com or Lichess game link
- Your recent games by username (up to 50)
- PGN pasted or dropped as a file, including games with variations and comments
- Any position from a FEN
Beyond one game
Analysis shares the board with the rest of ChessCanvas: open the Position Explorer at any move to see master practice, and send the line to a Study chapter to keep it. X-Ray reads a saved game back to you, and Thinking Mode and Guess the Move train how you choose moves.
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Questions
Is ChessCanvas free?
Yes. Analysis, Game Review, imports, the 15.2 million-game database, the Position Explorer, your Library and the training modes are free to use. Studies are free with a free account. There is no paid plan today.
Can I analyze games from Chess.com or Lichess?
Yes. Paste a Chess.com or Lichess game link, load your recent games by username (up to 50), or paste or drop a PGN file. You can also set up any position from a FEN.
Which chess engine does ChessCanvas use?
Stockfish 19, running in your browser on your own device. Your games are not uploaded for analysis and there is no queue. Analysis speed depends on your device.
How does Game Review classify moves?
Each move is marked Theory, Best, As good as best, Sound, Inaccuracy, Mistake or Blunder, and exceptional moves can be recognized as Brilliant. Accuracy and the inaccuracy, mistake and blunder thresholds follow Lichess’s published method, so the numbers are comparable.