Chessnut Next

Chessnut Next is the next-generation app for Chessnut smart chessboards.

Designed for players who want to combine the feel of real chess pieces with modern digital chess tools, Chessnut Next connects your supported Chessnut electronic chessboard with play, training, analysis, and review features in one app.

With Chessnut Next, you can play on a physical board while the app keeps the digital position in sync. Train against chess engines, review your games, analyze PGN files, follow interactive lessons, and use board guidance features designed for supported Chessnut hardware.

Key features:

- Connect supported Chessnut electronic chessboards
- Play bot games with Maia and Stockfish
- Use physical pieces while the app tracks the game
- Review saved game records and PGN files
- Analyze positions and games with built-in chess tools
- Follow interactive lessons with video and board checkpoints
- Use board LEDs and visual move guidance on compatible devices
- Enable Chessnut Vision for supported screen-to-board workflows
- Customize board settings, sound effects, and move feedback
- Support for both casual play and focused chess training

Chessnut Next helps bridge over-the-board chess and digital chess study. Whether you are playing a training game, reviewing your mistakes, importing a PGN, or following a lesson, the app helps make your Chessnut board a more powerful part of your chess routine.

Available features may vary depending on your Chessnut board model, device, region, and app version.

Accessibility Service Disclosure

Chessnut Next uses the Android Accessibility Service only when the user enables Chessnut Vision. This optional feature captures the current screen to recognize a digital chessboard and can perform user-requested chess move gestures on supported chess interfaces. The service is not used for advertising, monitoring, or unrelated automation. Users must explicitly enable it in Android Accessibility settings and can disable it at any time.

Recent changes:
Added PGN-free chess clock mode with improved layouts, player naming, and game resumption.
Enhanced Stockfish, Grandeur, and Puzzle analysis, including move ratings, reports, and stability.
Improved Lichess, Chess.com, and PGN importing and saving, plus localization, login, and settings storage.