ChessPeak - User Guide

01

First session

Set up the app once, then train from the dashboard.

The first screen asks for basic training details. These choices help the app show work that matches the student's level.

Open the app and read the rules before continuing.
Tick the agreement box when the rules are understood.
Enter a training name. This can be a real name or a classroom nickname.
Select the current level so practice starts at the right difficulty.
Tap Continue to open the main dashboard.

Offline is fine for the first pass. Core practice works locally. Sign-in and server setup are only needed for online rooms, community features, and shared content.

02

Dashboard

Use the main screen as a launch pad, not a menu maze.

Each dashboard card opens a specific kind of work. Pick the card that matches the goal for the session.

Train

Puzzles, board drills, opening practice, and endgame exercises.

Learn

Lesson pages with matching audio for reviewing concepts.

Play and analyze

Custom positions, game analysis, and coach-style practice from a chosen board state.

Account and settings

Training name, level, theme, backup, sign-in, and help controls.

03

Training rooms

Choose the room based on the skill being trained.

The app is built around focused practice. Short, consistent sessions are more useful than jumping between every feature at once.

Calculation

Endgame Trainer

Practice converting, defending, and finding precise endgame moves.

Tactics

Middlegame Trainer

Work on mates, forcing moves, and material-winning patterns.

Visualization

Blindfold Trainer

Build board memory by tracking positions without relying on every visual cue.

Study

Endgame Lessons

Read or listen to compact explanations before trying related positions.

Openings

Opening Trainer

Build and train a guided White and Black opening repertoire.

Study

Great Players

Read player articles and replay annotated featured games from 12 configured profiles.

Coordinates

Master the Board

Improve square recognition and notation speed.

Custom board

Set Up Board

Create a position and play from it against a coach profile.

Review

Game Analysis

Inspect candidate moves, evaluations, and PGN lines from a position.

Report

Find My Endgame Weakness

Upload PGNs and review a saved endgame weakness report.

Progress

Progress Tracker

Check practice volume, outcomes, and areas that need another pass.

Assessment

Take or review your placement assessment and saved placement history.

Help

User Guide

Open this offline reference for setup, training, analysis, and access details.

Help

Learn the App

Search offline help answers for app features, access, backups, and settings.

Bundled content snapshot. This build includes 31,594 endgame puzzle entries, 31,967 middlegame puzzle entries, 60 blindfold position entries, 75 endgame lessons with 75 matching audio files, a bundled standard and custom opening catalog, 1,008 opening model-game variation files plus their index, and 12 configured Great Players.

04

Opening Trainer

Build a repertoire and train it in short segments.

Opening Trainer is a Gold feature for building a White and Black repertoire and training it move by move. Train Today picks up to three of your active openings for one side: openings with a segment still to master first, then the ones you trained longest ago.

Choose Opening

Every opening in the catalog is listed. Choose Variation picks a line by name, and adding saves the line you see.

Opening Intro

Preview the starting moves, style tags, best-for summary, short explanation, and board position before adding.

Segments

A new opening starts with your first four moves. Three perfect runs in a row master a segment, and the next session adds one more of your moves, up to move 16.

After Each Move

A short verdict, such as "Mainline." or "Wrong. Expected e4.", then the engine's evaluation from your side, such as "Eval: +0.35". A wrong move restarts the run from the start of the segment.

Lichess Hints

Sign in with Lichess (or type your username) in Account settings. After your move, one sentence shows when your real games differ from the line, such as "On Lichess you play Bc4 here (3 of 5)." Tap it to see those games, or to add the move you play. Train Today puts those lines first, and you can choose to share a summary with your coach.

Recall Only

Recall sessions are not currently available from the screen. An opening that uses a saved alternative for your own move shows a disabled Recall only button.

Repertoire Builder

Manage White and Black lines, toggle active status, review alternative variations, and resolve conflicting moves at shared positions.

Gap	No line has been added for that bucket yet. Add a catalog line from Choose Opening or Repertoire Builder.
Conflict	Two active lines play different moves for your side at the same position. Resolve it by picking one primary move.
Ready / Active	Repertoire lines are ready and active, so Train Today can pick them.

Opening Ideas: The panel at the bottom of the screen in portrait, or beside the board in landscape, explains the position's goal and, after some mistakes, what to avoid.
Saved Alternatives: Playing one of your saved alternatives counts as correct, but the board then plays the main-line move and the run is not perfect.
No Surprise Mistakes: Segment training does not play surprise opponent mistakes. The rare opening that cannot be split into segments uses the older exact-line drill, which can include one once the line is well mastered.
Color Separation: Progress percentages and mastery stats are tracked completely independently for White and Black sides.
Play out Middlegame: Navigates directly from the end of a session to a live board to play against five Stockfish engine difficulty levels.
Sync and Backup: When you are signed in and online, your repertoire and Opening Trainer progress sync to your account, so another device signed into the same account gets the same openings and progress. If your account has signed in on this phone before and the app starts without a connection, training and edits still save on the phone and sync once the app has checked your account again. If the first sign-in on this phone was interrupted, nothing is saved until the app connects once. “Not saved.” means a change could not be saved. Data Backup includes them too.

Model games are study material. Use Study to replay master-level examples, Compare to check differences, and Save Alternative to keep useful branches in your repertoire.

05

Daily use

Run each practice round with the same simple pattern.

A predictable workflow makes the app easier to use and makes progress easier to measure.

Pick one training room for the session.
Choose a position, lesson, or drill that is available for the current level.
Play moves on the board and read feedback before moving on.
Use hints only after making a serious attempt.
Restart difficult positions once, then continue to the next item.
Review progress after the session instead of checking after every move.

Hint	Shows a small amount of help. Use it when the position is stuck, not as the first move.
Restart	Returns the current item to the beginning so the student can try it cleanly.
Next	Moves to the next exercise or lesson after the current item is complete.
Read	Opens explanation text for lesson-based material. The lesson card also includes a read/stop audio control.
Analyze	Starts engine review for the current board position when analysis is available.

06

Connected mode

Use online features when the session needs shared data.

Some features require internet access, a configured server, or a linked account. These are useful for group work and coach-managed content.

Tournament opens rooms for live play and organized matches.
Community Hub shows leaderboards, tips, announcements, and polls.
Video Tutorials provides coach-selected lesson videos.
Saved Links opens personal study links and shared links published by the server admin.

Coach or teacher checkpoint. If an online screen asks for server details or sign-in, confirm the correct setup before changing account settings.

Accounts, access, and deletion

Registration creates a Free account. An eligible verified account must explicitly choose Start Gold trial to receive seven days of Gold access, with no automatic renewal or charge. Free access uses up to 40 stable puzzle IDs shared across Endgame and Middlegame.

Standard premium offline access ends at the earlier of entitlement expiry and the server lease, currently up to 24 hours. Reconnect to refresh access; saved progress remains.

To delete an online account, open More → Account & Settings, select Delete account, and confirm while signed in and connected. The local training profile stays on the device. Cancel Google Play subscriptions separately to stop future billing. Limited billing, tournament, feedback, and anti-abuse records are retained.

07

Maintenance

Keep profile, level, and backups in one place.

Account and Settings is where students or coaches adjust the local training profile and manage support tasks.

Training profile

Change the training name or level when the student moves to a new group.

Appearance

Switch theme settings if a different visual mode is easier to read.

Backup and restore

Use local backup tools when moving data or preparing a reset.

Help

Use support actions when access, server connection, or progress data looks wrong.