Chess Scanner guides

Use chess data with purpose.

Practical guides to player analysis, opponent preparation, and turning Chess.com game history into a focused training decision.

Getting started · 8 min read

How to Analyze Any Chess.com Player

A practical Chess Scanner workflow for reading ratings, opening habits, opponents, form, and the games behind every pattern.

Player comparison · 10 min read

A practical method for comparing two Chess.com players by format, sample, form, openings, opponents, and the games behind the numbers.

Opponent preparation · 9 min read

Build a compact opponent plan from public Chess.com games, recurring openings, color splits, recent changes, and representative examples.

Player statistics · 8 min read

Interpret rating history with game volume, format, opponent context, and the concrete games that created each movement.

Opening preparation · 10 min read

Map the openings a player repeats, weigh results by sample size, and find positions that are worth preparing against.

Game review · 11 min read

Group losses by context, identify the phase where decisions repeat, and convert a game archive into a focused review plan.

Game archive · 9 min read

A practical workflow for filtering a Chess.com game archive, reviewing games on the board, and exporting the right material as PGN.