An attempt to redefine online chess (my 2nd startup)
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What is the purpose of the moving banners?
That's for design purposes only . If you know chess , those are popular openings for white and black (designed to replicate the stockmarket) . The arrows indicate the popularity increase / decrease . The games will take place on chess.com or lichess
I really expected to be able to click on the text in the moving banners.
They are very distracting. Are they only in the main page or also during the matches?
They are very distracting. Are they only in the main page or also during the matches?
The idea came from noticing that a lot of players—especially beginners—might have a good grasp of one part of the game but struggle in others. Traditional matchmaking based on rating can be frustrating because it doesn’t account for these imbalances. By focusing on specific phases of the game, we hope to make matches feel more balanced and fun.
We’re still early in development, but I think this could be a useful option for beginners who want to improve their chess game in a more structured way. What do you think? Does this kind of matchmaking sound like something you’d try?
Website : https://aftw.pages.dev/