You drill tactics, yet you still don't see them in your games?
WayChess is a chess training app at https://waychess.com. It does not replace classic tactical puzzles. It adds the missing piece: noticing the moments when combinations are even possible — what is hardest in a real game.
Typical tactical puzzles teach calculating combinations. In a puzzle you already know there is a tactic and you have to find it. In a real game nobody tells you that. First you must notice that something might be possible in the position; only then do you calculate. Classic tactics training skips that signal-spotting stage. Players drill puzzles, feel progress, and still miss the moments that decide games.
What WayChess teaches
- What to check in the first seconds after you look at a position
- Which piece setups signal that a tactical combination may be possible
- How to spot your opponent's threats just as quickly
The result: you less often miss your own chances, less often hang pieces, and more often see before you move what you used to notice only right after playing the move.
Habit training
You do not win at chess by reading something once. You win when you can turn knowledge into a practical move faster and more effectively. WayChess trains tactical habits so you can apply them quickly, not only define them.
In practice you learn to recognize specific signals in the position, drill them on a large set of puzzles, and get immediate feedback after each puzzle.
Practically every chess player knows tactical motifs, just as every boxer knows a straight punch. Not everyone can throw it quickly, accurately, without thinking, and under pressure. WayChess trains execution. It is not whether you know what forks are. It is whether you will spot them in 3 seconds in a game.
Features
- Daily sets of habit-training positions
- Statistics and a training calendar
- Play versus a bot with habit-training mode
- Structured training across tactical habits (attacks, undefended pieces, walking into attacks, abandoned defence, x-rays, forks, and more)
Pricing
Prices are in Polish zloty (PLN). No card is required to create a free account.
- Free plan (0 PLN): 10 introductory positions for each habit; one daily set; play vs bot with habit-training mode
- Monthly plan (19.99 PLN per month): everything in the free plan; access to all positions (about 15,000); unlimited daily sets; cancel anytime
- Yearly plan (199.99 PLN per year): all monthly plan features; two months free (best value)
To purchase a paid plan you must create an account.
Contact and legal
- Website: https://waychess.com/
- Polish site: https://waychess.com/pl
- Email: info@waychess.com
- Terms of service: https://waychess.com/terms-of-service
- Privacy policy: https://waychess.com/privacy-policy