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memchess.com was a neat website to learn chess openings with the spaced repetition method. It was closed around 2020 for some reason. I used code gathered fro

memchess.com was a neat website to learn chess openings with the spaced repetition method. It was closed around 2020 for some reason. I used code gathered from archive.org[1] and built a version that seems to work. It does not require a subscription/login, instead it stores progress through the HTML5 web storage API[2]. 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/memchess.com https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/memchess.com 2. https://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_webstorage.asp https://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_webstorage.asp

TylerLives 3y ago
Have you tried https://listudy.org https://listudy.org ?
- najdf 3y ago
  https://listudy.org https://listudy.org is a brilliant open source opening spaced repetition trainer. Another one is https://chessdriller.org https://chessdriller.org, though you need to provide the moves yourself for that one. There's also https://chessmadra.com https://chessmadra.com, but I believe their backend is closed-source.
  - krick 3y ago
    I haven't really used any of this stuff. I don't even know why. So I wouldn't really know how people actually use it to make most of it, but I tried just now listudy (a couple of studies) and that memchess clone. Seems pretty much the same thing, but listudy is a bit more structured, with notes and stuff. So I guess my question (to the OP, probably) would be, why memchess (clone)? Is there a reason why I would want to use it instead of/in addition to listudy, or is it just "because why not"?
    - grondilu 3y ago
      The short answer is I tried listudy and I didn't like it. I liked memchess because of how simple it was, and I liked not having to enter my own lines (though I understand this is important for serious study). Memchess is what helped me defeat the strongest player in my local club, so I was quite frustrated when it shut down.
  - Vincenius 3y ago
    I can add https://openingtrainer.com/ https://openingtrainer.com/ to the list. Also a great tool to practice openings
ta8645 3y ago
It seems like the variation displayed at the bottom left of the board is trailing the move played, rather than being displayed beforehand as a challenge. This means that when the board is first displayed, there is no indication at all as to which opening you're expected to be recalling. Or am I misunderstanding the expected interaction?
- amsully 3y ago
  It allows you to flow through lines and play best book moves naturally. You can tell it that you want to focus on particular lines or line and it will let you know when you've made an incorrect move.
shiroiushi 3y ago
>It does not require a subscription/login, instead it stores progress through the HTML5 web storage API I wish more websites did this.
- codingdave 3y ago
  It is awesome for short-term usage, but has a 5 MB limit, doesn't transfer across browsers or devices, and can simply go away if you clear it, reinstall browsers, etc. So it is not reliable in the long run.
  - grondilu 3y ago
    It's not always going to remain limited to 5MB, which is probably much enough for an opening repertoire anyway. Also it shouldn't be too hard to create an export/import button. I'd argue it's more reliable than having your progress stored on a server that can close anytime, as memchess did.
  - lxgr 3y ago
    On Safari, it’s also cleared after 7 consecutive days of not visiting a website, I believe.

TylerLives 3y ago

Have you tried https://listudy.org https://listudy.org ?

najdf 3y ago
https://listudy.org https://listudy.org is a brilliant open source opening spaced repetition trainer. Another one is https://chessdriller.org https://chessdriller.org, though you need to provide the moves yourself for that one. There's also https://chessmadra.com https://chessmadra.com, but I believe their backend is closed-source.
- krick 3y ago
  I haven't really used any of this stuff. I don't even know why. So I wouldn't really know how people actually use it to make most of it, but I tried just now listudy (a couple of studies) and that memchess clone. Seems pretty much the same thing, but listudy is a bit more structured, with notes and stuff. So I guess my question (to the OP, probably) would be, why memchess (clone)? Is there a reason why I would want to use it instead of/in addition to listudy, or is it just "because why not"?
  - grondilu 3y ago
    The short answer is I tried listudy and I didn't like it. I liked memchess because of how simple it was, and I liked not having to enter my own lines (though I understand this is important for serious study). Memchess is what helped me defeat the strongest player in my local club, so I was quite frustrated when it shut down.
- Vincenius 3y ago
  I can add https://openingtrainer.com/ https://openingtrainer.com/ to the list. Also a great tool to practice openings

ta8645 3y ago

It seems like the variation displayed at the bottom left of the board is trailing the move played, rather than being displayed beforehand as a challenge. This means that when the board is first displayed, there is no indication at all as to which opening you're expected to be recalling. Or am I misunderstanding the expected interaction?

amsully 3y ago
It allows you to flow through lines and play best book moves naturally. You can tell it that you want to focus on particular lines or line and it will let you know when you've made an incorrect move.

shiroiushi 3y ago

>It does not require a subscription/login, instead it stores progress through the HTML5 web storage API I wish more websites did this.

codingdave 3y ago
It is awesome for short-term usage, but has a 5 MB limit, doesn't transfer across browsers or devices, and can simply go away if you clear it, reinstall browsers, etc. So it is not reliable in the long run.
- grondilu 3y ago
  It's not always going to remain limited to 5MB, which is probably much enough for an opening repertoire anyway. Also it shouldn't be too hard to create an export/import button. I'd argue it's more reliable than having your progress stored on a server that can close anytime, as memchess did.
- lxgr 3y ago
  On Safari, it’s also cleared after 7 consecutive days of not visiting a website, I believe.