HollowLeaf's Blog
Opponent Prep (Updated)
Preparing for your next opponent using trends, openings, and real game data.
In Search of Brilliancies in Chess
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Suspicious Chess App Idea?
Suspicious Games, Engines, and Paranoia
AI Chess Coaches?
Is It Possible?
Repertoire Builder 1.4 (Jan 2026 Release)
The Chessboard Magic Repertoire Builder is now officially eight months old
Opening Inaccuracies Tool
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results
Using Maia and Leela Chess Zero to Find Repertoire Gaps
A novel idea for chess developers
Integrating Maia2 (The Human-Like Chess Engine) into My Chess Application
A beginner-friendly look at human-style AI, neural networks, ONNX models, opening books, and everyth…
Free Repertoire Builder v1.3 November Release
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - Lao Tzu
Chessboard Magic 1.2. Halloween Release
Platform Updates, Fresh Apps, and What’s Next
Open-Sourced K-MAPS
A lightweight JavaScript library for visualizing King Safety, Material, Activity, Pawn Structure, an…
Open-Source Chess Pieces for Everyone
Free, open-source chess piece icons for developers and creators
Building Chess Solitaire
Exploring the design, analysis, and results behind my latest chess application
New Free Game Review Tool
Because Why Not?
Repertoire Builder v1.1 is Live + Chessboard Magic Updates
"Play the opening like a book, the middle game like a magician, and the endgame like a machine." — R…
Repertoire Builder v1.0
Built by a Chess Addict, for Chess Addicts
One Year of Chessboard Magic
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao Tzu
Chess Repertoire Builder Beta Update
“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.” – Confucius
New Chess Repertoire Builder
"I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand." - Confucius
Chessboard Magic: Feb 2025 Update
Introducing a fun new way to enjoy chess: Classic Arcade games with a chess twist!
Building My Next Chess Application: A Repertoire Builder
I have been programming for about a year now, and I'm pretty happy with the number of games and tool…
Creating Your Own Stockfish in the Cloud
Setting up Stockfish in the cloud can be a game-changer for chess enthusiasts and professionals alik…
Chess Web Programming: Part Nine: Chessground
Exploring Lichess Chessground