What is Chesshunter used for?

Chesshunter is an opponent preparation tool for tournament chess players that pulls public profiles from Chess.com, Lichess and FIDE and compares repertoires. It is a good fit for preparing for a specific tournament opponent, scouting an opponent's opening repertoire, and checking a player's recent form and time-control results.

Is Chesshunter open source?

No. Chesshunter is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Games & Emulation category, open-source options include Lichess, Stockfish and Sunshine.

What are some alternatives to Chesshunter?

Chesshunter competes with ChessLair.

Chesshunter: features, pricing and alternatives

About Chesshunter

Chesshunter is a web tool for chess players who want to know what their next opponent is likely to play. It looks up a player by name, username or FIDE ID and gathers public profile data from Chess.com, Lichess and FIDE, so you can study an opponent before a tournament round instead of guessing.

Each profile shows an interactive opening tree built from real games, with how often a line is played and how well it scores. A playing-style view highlights favorite weapons, weak spots, recent form and strengths by time control. Game history combines public online games with imported over-the-board tournament games, and coverage varies from player to player.

The core feature is the Hunting Analysis, which compares your own repertoire with your opponent's and produces a matchup report with a mismatch map, style tags and suggested game plan. Searching profiles needs no account, and a free account includes a limited number of full analyses; a paid Hunter tier is listed on the pricing page.

Key features

Search players by name, username or FIDE ID
Interactive opening repertoire tree from real games
Playing style summary with strengths and weak spots
Combines Chess.com, Lichess and FIDE player data
Hunting Analysis comparing your repertoire to an opponent's
Matchup report with mismatch map and game plan

Good fit for

→Preparing for a specific tournament opponent
→Scouting an opponent's opening repertoire
→Checking a player's recent form and time-control results

Tags: chess; opponent-preparation; opening-repertoire; chess-analysis; fide; lichess; chess-com

Chesshunter: questions and answers

What is Chesshunter used for?: Chesshunter is an opponent preparation tool for tournament chess players that pulls public profiles from Chess.com, Lichess and FIDE and compares repertoires. It is a good fit for preparing for a specific tournament opponent, scouting an opponent's opening repertoire, and checking a player's recent form and time-control results.
Is Chesshunter open source?: No. Chesshunter is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Games & Emulation category, open-source options include Lichess, Stockfish and Sunshine.
What are some alternatives to Chesshunter?: Chesshunter competes with ChessLair.