ChessMentor AI vs Chessly
Chessly teaches chess through structured video courses. ChessMentor AI coaches you on the games you actually play — analysing every move with Stockfish 18 and showing your personal patterns. They solve different halves of improvement.
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| Feature | Chessly | ChessMentor AI |
|---|---|---|
| Core approach | Structured video courses | Analysis of your own games |
| Personalised to your games | No — same course for everyone | Yes — 100% your games |
| Stockfish analysis of your play | No | Yes — Stockfish 18, free |
| Finds your recurring mistakes | No | Yes — ranked by frequency |
| Guess-the-move training | Yes — curated | Yes — from your own blunders |
| Style radar + Academy | Fixed curriculum | Yes — from your games |
| Coach comments on your games | No | Yes — 1 free, all games on Pro |
| AI chat about your games | No | No — not a chatbot |
| Best for | Learning openings & concepts | Fixing your actual weaknesses |
| Price | Subscription | Free / $8.99/mo (Pro) |
Where Chessly is strong
- • Polished, structured curriculum
- • Great for learning specific openings
- • Engaging guess-the-move lessons
- • Backed by a well-known creator
Where ChessMentor AI wins
- ✓ Works from your real games, not generic lessons
- ✓ Free Stockfish 18 analysis of every move
- ✓ Style radar plus puzzles built from your blunders
- ✓ Academy chapters for the axis you leak on
- ✓ Coach comments on moves — not a chatbot
Use both, honestly
Courses like Chessly teach you new ideas; ChessMentor AI tells you which of your ideas are failing in real games. Many players get the most out of pairing a course with analysis of their own play — and ChessMentor AI’s analysis is free to start.