A free chess analyzer, without a signup wall
The board above is a chess analyzer. Set up a position from scratch, paste a FEN, or load a PGN. When you ask for a hint, Chess Hints runs a chess engine in your browser and marks the move it prefers—usually with an arrow—plus an evaluation bar so you can see who is better. You choose the search depth: lower is quicker on a phone; higher is more reliable when the tactics are messy.
This page is for anyone who wants a second look without creating an account. Beginners use it after a casual game to see the move they missed. Club players paste a PGN and jump to the turning point. Coaches set a position and talk through the eval bar. You can analyze, play vs AI, play a friend, or open the daily puzzle without signing in. If you are still learning how the pieces move, start with the rules of chess.
Chess.com and Lichess are full platforms: matchmaking, ratings, coaches, and huge game archives. Chess Hints is smaller on purpose. There is no social feed and no paywall in front of the engine. You open the page and use the board. Analysis runs on your device, so you are not sending a position into a training product just to see the first hint. If you already live on those sites, this is a quiet tab for “what was the best move here?” If you do not want another login, this is the whole tool.
A hint is a suggestion, not a move that plays itself. After you see it, try the idea in Play vs AI or send a link in Play vs Friend. If the position is a tactic, use the daily puzzle or the tactics guide. Openings, pins, and beginner basics live in the articles.
Guest puzzle progress stays in this browser. Sign in only if you want streaks, XP, and rating to follow you to another device.