Chess · Windows desktop

Everything you actually
do with chess, in one place.

Q: What does Linea Chess include?

A games database with PGN import and export, engine versus engine matches and round-robin tournaments, an opening reference with ECO classification, tactics training, a structured rating test and game strength assessment, plus board themes including a dark mode.

Q: How does the rating test work?

Rather than inferring a rating from online blitz results, Linea Chess uses a structured test: positions to solve and positions to play out, producing a strength estimate. Game strength assessment can also be run on your own stored games.

Q: Is Linea Chess a subscription?

No. It is a one-time purchase of €79 for a perpetual licence per installation.

A database for your games, engines that play each other in proper tournaments, an opening reference that classifies what you played, tactics training, and an honest assessment of how strong you currently are. Installed on your machine, working offline.

€79 one-time · perpetual licence

Order a licence What it does

The working environment

Built for the hours between games.

Playing is the easy part to build. The difficult part — and the part that actually makes anyone stronger — is everything that happens around it.

Your games, organised and searchable

Import, store and search your game collection. Edit the metadata properly, classify by opening and ECO code, and pick up any position to play on from there against an engine.

Games database with search and filtering
Full PGN metadata editing
ECO classification and notation view
Play from any position in any stored game

Engine matches and real tournaments

Set two engines against each other, or run a full round-robin with several participants and get a proper cross-table at the end. Useful for testing engines, and for generating study material at exactly the level you want.

Engine versus engine matches with configurable time controls
Round-robin tournaments with standings
Board themes including a full dark mode

Find out how strong you actually are

A structured rating test rather than a guess from your online blitz number: positions to solve, play-out tests, and a resulting strength estimate. Tactics training and an opening reference sit alongside it.

Rating test with play-through positions
Game strength assessment on your own games
Tactics training
Opening reference library

Specifications

Technical details

Platform	Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit. Desktop application.
Installation	Standard Windows installer.
Connectivity	Runs fully offline. No account required.
Formats	PGN import and export.
Engines	Bundled engine, plus support for external UCI engines in matches and tournaments.
Licence	One-time purchase, perpetual, per installation.

Questions

Frequently asked

What does Linea Chess include?

A games database with PGN import and export, engine matches and round-robin tournaments, an opening reference with ECO classification, tactics training, a structured rating test and game strength assessment, plus board themes including dark mode.

Can I use my own chess engines?

Yes. Linea Chess ships with an engine and also supports external UCI engines in matches and tournaments.

How does the rating test work?

Rather than inferring a number from online blitz, it uses a structured test — positions to solve and positions to play out — producing a strength estimate. Game strength assessment can also run on your own stored games.

Does it need an internet connection?

No. It is a Windows desktop application that runs fully offline and requires no account.

Is it a subscription?

No. One-time purchase of €79 for a perpetual licence per installation.