No engines. No cheating.
Where chess feels real again.
Proprietary AI — opponents trained on millions of real human games.
An opponent at your level. Made a critical blunder? Survival puts you back on the board — same position, new rival at your rating, again and again until you get past it.
Play your first fair game now.
Start free. Opponents 600-1100 unlimited. Survival always unlimited.Lifetime access for $39.99. One-time payment.
How you evolve here
Foundational trust
Online chess can't promise you this.
- That opponent who played a little too perfectly — you know.
- Did you lose to a strong player or an engine? You stop knowing what real chess at your level even looks like.
- A win you can't trust isn't really a win.
Here, you can trust the game.
- No cheaters. Not by policy — by design.
- Every move is real. Every result is yours.
- No engine hiding behind a username. Ever.
Every move is real.
An opponent at your level
Other bots can't decide who they are.
- Move 4
Plays like Magnus Carlsen.
- Move 5
Hangs the queen for free.
- Move 6
Finds the only winning sacrifice.
- Move 7
Misses mate in one.
- Plays at your level — the whole game.
- Hesitates when a person would hesitate.
- Punishes when you slip. Fairly.
- The same opponent, from move 1 to move 60.
One opponent. Consistent. Real.
You play chess. But you don't know why you lose.
Here you find out.
Meet your rival.
Stop playing random bots. Have a personal opponent who learns your style, evolves with you, and challenges you exactly where you need it.
- Learns your play style
- Evolves at your pace
- Challenges you where you need
It's like having a permanent sparring partner.
How you find your mistakes
You don't learn losing to 3500-rated engines. You learn winning at your level — then climbing.
Survival isn't a puzzle. It's holding the advantage you just earned, against someone who plays like you.
Rook endgame. You won — but blundered on move 47.
In Survival: same position, rival at your rating. You have to convert.
Slipped on move 52? Back to 47, try again. Converted? Mistake mastered.
- Source
Your mistakes become missions automatically — no puzzle hunting.
- Opponent
Calibrated to your exact rating. Not Stockfish. Not 3500. Someone who plays like you.
- Goal
Survive N moves while holding the advantage. Drop it and you rewind to the checkpoint.
No other app replays your mistakes against a rival at your rating.
The Rival loop
The more you play, the more you evolve.
Every game becomes fuel for the next level.
- 1
Play
A real game, at your level, with no engine on the other side.
- 2
Blunder
Everyone blunders — here, every blunder is recorded.
- 3
Survival
Replay the blunder against a rival at your rating.
- 4
Evolve
Come back stronger. Beat the level. Face the next.
Free vs Lifetime
Start free. Understand your game.
Free is complete at the 600-1100 range. Lifetime unlocks 600-2400 and adds deep learning: personal rival, phase-based analysis, real evolution.
No signup, no card
Play a real opponent
- Opponents 600-1100Unlimited
- Opponents 1200-240030 starter games
- Survival
- Mistake feedbackBasic ("that was a blunder")
- Personal Rival that learns your style
- Phase evolution, 30-day comparison
- AccessAlways
One-time payment, lifetime access
Truly understand your game
- Opponents 600-1100Unlimited
- Opponents 1200-2400Unlimited
- Survival
- Mistake feedbackBy game phase
- Personal Rival that learns your style
- Phase evolution, 30-day comparison
- AccessLifetime
19 levels · 600 to 2400
Beat your level. Then face the next.
Each tier plays differently. You feel when you've passed. Free unlocks 600-1100; Lifetime unlocks all.
Beginner
Learns the ideas.
Casual
Plays without tangling up.
Intermediate
Punishes tactical mistakes.
Advanced
Punishes positional slips.
Expert
Gives you nothing.
Play now. Understand your game.
Survival of your mistakes
Every game generates missions. Replay against a rival at your level and hold the advantage.
Humanlike AI calibrated by rating
Opponents that play like humans at your level, from beginner to expert.
Cheating-free environment
No engines. No doubt. Every move is real, every result is yours.
Personal Rival
A personal opponent that learns your style, evolves with you, and challenges you where you need it.
Phase analysis
Find out where you lose: opening, middlegame, or endgame. Patterns become obvious.
Real evolution by phase
Compare today with 30 days ago. See if you're really improving — and in which part of the game.
Play your first fair game.
Start free. 30 games + unlimited Survival.