Patch Notes & Recent Updates
Stay up-to-date with the latest improvements, bug fixes, and new features in NextMove.
July 3, 2026 — Version 1.5.0
- Sign in with Google: create an account or log in with one click, on both the login and signup pages.
- No more waiting for the verification email: new accounts are logged in the moment they register and can use everything, including subscribing, right away. A banner still offers the verification link whenever suits you, so your account stays recoverable.
- Every new account starts with a 7-day premium preview: the full training system — every drill pack, unlimited spaced review, proof-of-fix progress tracking — free, automatically, no card details asked. When it ends, subscribe whenever you like to keep everything going.
- Creating an account from a report no longer loses your place: signup happens in a popup on the page, the report is saved to your new account automatically, and you land back at the exact section you were reading — with your drill positions unlocked.
- A first taste of proof-of-fix, free: run a second analysis for the same username and your report opens with your errors-per-game compared against the previous report, so you can see whether training is working. Premium still tracks the full picture — first-mistake trend, habit-by-habit history, strength over time.
- New free openings table — "Your openings: results vs habits": every opening you reached at least 3 times, showing how often you play it versus how well you score in it, with a flag when you keep choosing an opening that keeps costing you points.
- Bullet players get bullet coaching: reports built mostly from bullet games no longer flag fast moves as mistakes or tell you to slow down. The advice reframes around making the correct move the instinctive one, with your drill pack built for exactly that.
- If your premium preview or subscription ends, nothing you built is deleted: your reports, drill packs, and progress history stay stored on your account — locked, ready to pick up where you left off if you reactivate.
- Upgrading is now one click from wherever you are in a report — no detour through the pricing page (which is still there when you want to compare plans).
- Analyses stay free without an account — no cap. A free account keeps your reports permanently and unlocks the training positions inside them.
- Errors now show a proper page with a retry button instead of a bare "Internal Server Error" — and every error is logged on our side.
- Fixed a script error that could stop the game-review tab from loading automatically and prevent the premium info popup from closing.
June 17, 2026 — Version 1.4.0
- New free accounts now start with 5 review cards on their first day, so you can work through enough of the drill loop to see how spaced repetition feels before the standard 1-card daily limit applies from day two.
- Reports now show clearly how long an unsaved analysis is kept and what you would need an account to preserve, so the decision to save it is easier to make.
- The shareable weakness card is now listed as a free feature on the pricing page.
- Fixed the copy-image button on the shareable weakness card failing silently in some browsers.
June 11, 2026 — Version 1.3.0
- Added hints to drills: after a missed attempt, a "Get a Hint" button offers a nudge — like the threat your game move left open — without spoiling the answer. Hints are free on every tier and never affect your score or streak.
- New time-pressure analysis in the report's Insights tab: see whether your mistakes cluster when your clock runs low, with an honest "not enough clock data" message when the sample is too thin. Premium adds the full breakdown by clock state and game phase. Appears on new analyses.
- Opening diagnosis now shows when trouble starts, not just where: weakness cards display the move where your first major error typically lands, and the repertoire table gained a "First mistake" column.
- Drill positions can now jump back to their source: a "View in Game" button in the drill popup opens game review at the exact move the position came from (available on reports analysed from this version onward).
- The weekly training brief is now live for Premium: opt in from Settings to get a short weekly email with your biggest habit, due reviews, and a clear next step. Strictly opt-in — nobody is enrolled without choosing it.
- Free accounts now see their daily review streak everywhere Premium does, and completing your free daily review card now reliably secures the day — previously the streak could silently become impossible to maintain depending on queue size.
- Fixed game review keyboard navigation: arrow keys no longer jump multiple moves after switching between games in one session.
- Fixed "View game" links on Turning Point cards landing on the wrong move when the board loaded slowly.
- Fixed the weekly email checkbox in Settings always showing as ticked regardless of your actual preference.
- Security hardening: added rate limits to the post-game scan and drill-share endpoints, and tightened error messages to never expose internal details.
June 10, 2026 — Version 1.2.9
- Refreshed the landing page around the Diagnose → Understand → Practice → Retain loop, with a simpler analyze form and an example report preview.
- Polished the logged-in dashboard: your continue item is visually highlighted, tabs show a scroll hint on small screens, and locked premium tabs now preview what they unlock instead of looking disabled.
- Clearer pricing page: larger price display, checkmarked feature lists for both tiers, concrete game limits (50 free / 200 premium), and trial messaging now only appears when your account is actually eligible.
- Locked premium previews now show the price up front and include a direct link to plans.
- Drill popups now show what success looks like and which of your games each position came from.
- Proof-of-fix changes on the dashboard now show before → after numbers, coloured by improvement or regression.
- The spaced review card now shows cards due, today's goal, and your streak at a glance.
- Game Review now highlights your single biggest evaluation swing across the analysed games.
- Shared drill pages end with a clear path to analysing your own games.
- Fixed low-contrast text in the footer and topbar, and made the Trustpilot link in the menu easier to see.
- Fixed a broken upgrade link in the Game Review tab.
- Faster font loading with fewer flashes of unstyled content, and updated styles and scripts now reach your browser immediately after each release instead of lagging a visit behind.
- The analysis form now works correctly with JavaScript disabled.
- Creating an account from a report now brings you back to that exact report after email verification, and saves it to your new account automatically.
- Removed an unused script dependency for slightly faster page loads.
June 4, 2026 — Version 1.2.8
- General security patching
May 29, 2026 — Version 1.2.7
- Upgraded spaced repetition scheduling: failed cards return tomorrow, while successful cards space out more gradually after repeated correct recalls.
- Daily review packs are now deterministic (stable across refresh) and rotate each day for variety.
- Review mode now keeps cards you completed today in today’s pack so progress doesn’t “shuffle away” mid-session.
- Removed the drill attempt limit — keep trying as many times as you want, with an explicit “Reveal Answer” when you’re ready.
- Added an example navigator to drill packs so you can jump between examples and see solved/missed state at a glance.
- Polished the drill modal layout: improved fullscreen sizing, scrolling behavior, and button sizing across normal/fullscreen/mobile views.
- Improved board visuals in move/drill modals (square colors, highlights, and piece legibility in light/dark mode).
- Keyboard support: press Escape to close example/drill modals (when not in fullscreen).
- Fixed an intermittent bug where 1–2 examples could temporarily lose their solved/failed mark after a refresh.
May 9, 2026 — Version 1.2.6
- Replaced all guide pages with genuine chess improvement articles covering blundering, board vision, opening principles, among others.
- Improved guide link formatting across all pages, guide links now display as styled rows.
- Fixed hero action button alignment on smaller screens.
April 15, 2026 — Version 1.2.5
- Improved security by adding Multi-Factor Authentication.
April 15, 2026 — Version 1.2.4
- Improved accuracy of error classifications.
- Improved engine calculations for best moves.
- Added new streak/spaced review related visuals to the homepage.
- Added drill confetti on completion!
April 7, 2026 — Version 1.2.3
- Improved accuracy of error classifications.
- Redesigned logged-in homepage for more benchmarking and performance information.
- Added radar chart visualization for performance metrics.
- Improved drill layout for better usability.
April 1, 2026 — Version 1.2.2
- Reworked navigation and added side menu making it simpler to find key areas.
- Removed top analysis section for a cleaner interface and shifted to analysis button with drop down search.
- Reworked cache system for faster report refreshes.
March 31, 2026 — Version 1.2.1
- Performance improvements and minor bug fixes.
March 25, 2026 — Version 1.2.0
- Restructured reports to avoid loading screens and improve ease of access.
- Split the report into more granular sections for better readability.
- Improved game reviews with bug fixes and new features.
March 25, 2026 — Version 1.1.3
- Reworked report insights tab to include new metrics, visualizations, and game reviews.
- Updated PDF download to better match report.
- Improved performance and stability.
- Fixed minor bugs and issues.
March 24, 2026 — Version 1.1.2
- Reworked training persistence so individual drills are captured as reusable cards while saved drill packs remain manageable from the account UI.
- Added spaced repetition reviews with daily review goals, streak tracking, and category-based training ratings.
- Redesigned the signed-in home dashboard with a stronger command-center layout, clearer today-versus-backlog review status, and quicker resume paths back into reports and drills.
- Added a deeper ability model that separates official playing-strength anchors, blended mode estimates, peer-relative profiles, training retention, and momentum.
- Added a calculations page in the footer explaining how the more advanced ratings, estimates, and review metrics are computed.
- Added score-progress line charts across home, account, and report views using saved snapshot history for your primary mode.
- Improved drill sharing so saved packs can still be shared as packs, while items opened from the training queue now share the single current drill example instead of the full due queue.
- Fixed several drill-save, pack-versioning, and dashboard state bugs discovered during the training-system rollout.
March 16, 2026 — Version 1.1.1
- Improved granularity of reasoning.
- Added drills to free tier.
- Added 7 day free trial.
- Expanded drills.
- Added ability to share reports and drills.
- Fixed minor bugs and performance issues.
March 15, 2026 — Version 1.1.0
- Added ability to install NextMove as a mobile app.
March 14, 2026 — Version 1.0.0
- Initial official release.
- NextMove is now available to all users with a polished interface, comprehensive coaching reports, and personalized training drills.
March 13, 2026 — Version 0.4.1
- Lichess support
- Added accounts page with subscription details and drill history
- Added a new drill types focused on recurring patterns, opening strategies, and endgame techniques.
- Improved navigation with burger menu.
- Added drills to the report.
- Improved formatting.
March 12, 2026 — Version 0.4.0
- Released the redesigned coaching report with clearer training priorities, recurring habits, opening diagnosis, and weakest-phase guidance.
- Added persistent dark mode across the site.
- Improved example positions with better layout.
- Added analysis filters for game mode and game sample size so reports can be focused on the games you actually want to study.
- Made time-management classification aware of the time control, so bullet, blitz, rapid, and daily games are judged more realistically.
- Added downloadable PDF exports for reports.
- Upgraded report tooltips so they explain chess concepts more clearly instead of showing generic labels.
- Added and polished the landing page.
March 5, 2026 — Version 0.3.17
- Official beta launch.
- Initial public release of NextMove for Chess.com game analysis.