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Review a Chess Game with Local Stockfish

Paste a PGN to inspect up to three selected decisions, compare the move played with a stronger choice found by the local engine, and retry one position from the game. A FEN opens a single position instead of a full-game review.

On this page
  1. Paste a game
  2. What the review shows
  3. A simple review loop
  4. Why there is no review quota
  5. Analyse your chess.com games here
  6. Analyse your Lichess games here
  7. What stays on your device
  8. Common questions
  9. More free tools

Paste a game

Drop in a PGN from chess.com, Lichess, a book or a message to check that its main line loads, then open the same score in the analysis app.

Open for reviewEngine and grading limits

What the review shows

A simple review loop

  1. Paste the PGN and choose White, Black or both sides.
  2. Run the review, then open a selected decision to return the board to that position.
  3. Compare the played move with the engine line and use the one-move retry if the alternative is worth practising.

Why there is no review quota

LibreChess runs Stockfish on your device rather than sending positions to a metered analysis service. There is no daily review counter or credit balance. The trade-off is that speed and search depth depend on the browser, hardware and time allowed.

Analyse your chess.com games here

  1. Open the finished game and find its share, download or export controls.
  2. Copy the PGN text or download the .pgn file. Site labels can change, so look for PGN rather than relying on a particular button position.
  3. For several games, use the archive’s game-export option if it is available.
  4. Paste the PGN above, or straight into the analysis board, and run the review.

Analyse your Lichess games here

  1. Open the game and use its share or export area to obtain the PGN.
  2. Choose a PGN that contains the game’s legal main line. Imported comments and side variations are not used by the review.
  3. Use the account export tool when you need a larger set of games.
  4. Paste one game here, then open it for a fresh local engine review.

What stays on your device

Your pasted PGN or FEN is processed in the browser and is not uploaded to a LibreChess analysis service. The browser still makes ordinary requests for the page, scripts, fonts and engine files, and the site uses cookieless aggregate pageview analytics; those analytics events do not include moves, PGN or FEN. See the privacy details for the full request breakdown.

Common questions

Is the game review free?Yes. The review, move grades and evaluation graph are available without an account because Stockfish runs in the browser.
Can I analyse multiple games?Yes. LibreChess does not impose a daily review counter. Review speed is limited by your device, and analysing a large archive locally will take corresponding time.
Do I need an account?No. There are no accounts on LibreChess at all. Open the page, paste a game, get the review.
How are decisions selected?The review looks for notable evaluation changes and presents up to three distinct decisions for the side you choose. Selection depends on the result of the local search, so a short review can miss a resource.
How strong is the analysis?LibreChess prefers Stockfish 18 Lite WASM, distributed as stockfish@18.0.8, in a local single-threaded worker. Its lite NNUE network is smaller than full desktop Stockfish, and depth depends on your device and the time allowed, so a short search can still miss resources found by a larger build or longer analysis. Use the result to locate candidates and tactical turning points rather than treating an evaluation number as a verdict.
Can I analyse a position instead of a game?Yes — paste a FEN into the FEN viewer or build the position in the board editor, then send it to the analysis board.

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