A chess tutor in your pocket. Noctie mimics human play at any level – no more robot-like computers! Fun practice on your own terms: pick the opening you like, learn from instant feedback, get exercises from your mistakes. Your secret weapon to chess learning!

We're launching a complete redesign of Noctie, with almost every feature revamped and several new ones introduced. The new version feels like a brand new product with lots of new exciting content for you to explore!

Hey PH community 👋 Let's play some chess! ♟️ I’m Samuel, adult chess learner and maker of Noctie. We're back with a major upgrade for Noctie, your personal chess tutor! I was frustrated by my slow progress in chess. I wanted someone to practice with, and someone to learn from. So I built my own humanlike chess AI as a practice partner and tutor. One that plays just like a human at my own level, but also knows how stronger players play, so that it can give me feedback on how to improve! The best way to learn almost anything is 1-on-1 tutoring. To learn effectively, we need practice and immediate feedback. But that’s hard to get from chess books and videos, and it’s even harder to get from competitive chess. What you need is someone to practice with, at your own level, and someone who can give you advice. Unfortunately, normal chess computers suck to play against. One moment they're unbeatable, the next they make silly blunders. And the feedback they give you, is based on computer evaluations which are far from how humans think. That’s what we’ve tried to change with Noctie. We’re a small team of tech and chess enthusiasts working to make Noctie into the best possible partner in your chess journey. So far, this is what we’ve accomplished: ✔️ Chess AI that accurately mimics human play from beginner to grandmaster ✔️ Beat the AI and increase your rating and unlock new levels ✔️ Solve daily exercises and challenges and keep your streak ✔️ Instant color feedback after each move, based on humanlike intuition ✔️ Play the opening you like and learn the common responses and traps ✔️ Master openings by importing your repertoires from other tools ✔️ Flashcard exercises after each game, based on your mistakes ✔️ Smart spaced repetition practice for your mistakes ✔️ Human-created lessons, called Themes, where you play out scenarios against the AI ✔️ Create your own lessons, flashcard decks and repertoires and share with others We've come a long way, with excellent feedback from our users (thanks everyone who supported our last launch!). Our vision is much grander though. Look forward to frequent updates, new content, and greatly improved AI capabilities that will be able to explain moves and strategies to you. We'd love for more people, beginner to master, to try Noctie out now and join us on our journey to make learning chess on your own both fun and effective!

@samuel_sonning This is super cool! Looking forward to learning chess with Noctie, kudos for creating this, congratulations on the launch!

@samuel_sonning ha I love this!

P.S. Play our skill test! https://go.noctie.ai/test It's free & doesn't require an account. It's a fun 5 minute challenge against the humanlike AI, where at the end the it guesses your rating! Who can get the highest rating? 😄

Hello 👋 Great job on getting your startup on the Product Hunt! It looks amazing!

You can really tell that this product has been built with passion and hard work. I am not a good chess player, but having a tool like Noctie makes the process friendly and fun. Congratulations to the team!

Noctie reignited my chess interests these last few months. The play-by-play analysis and insights when making moves makes it easier to actively understand how I can improve. Real time feedback works much better for me than just end of game feedback. Some of my favorite features are picking different openers for the bot to play for specialized training and replaying from a sspecific pot in a game where a mistake was made, salvaging the time spent getting to that spot and focusing on improving the core mistake. The UI is straightforward to use and aesthetically pleasing. Seeing "excellent move" feels rewarding and affirms improvement in play when trying different lines. Highly recommend checking Noctie out!

As a chess enthusiast, I've explored several resources to sharpen my skills and elevate my game. However, none have left quite the impression that Noctie has. Noctie has changed the way I approach getting better at chess, by being able to focus on certain parts of the game, like practicing particular openings and providing helpful feedback.

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