Learn chess with Lumini watching your board
You're playing chess on chess.com, Lichess, or the Chess app on your Mac. You make a move. You're not sure if it was good. You wonder what your opponent might do next. Normally, you'd open a browser, find an engine, copy the position, analyze it, and come back — breaking your concentration completely.
With Lumini, you don't leave the board. Hold Ctrl+Option and ask: "Was that a good move?" or "What's my best move here?" Lumini sees your exact board position — the pieces, the colors, the clock if visible — and answers in plain English. No engine window. No analysis board. No tab switching.
How Tutor mode works for chess
Toggle on Tutor mode while playing. After you make a move and pause for a moment, Lumini will speak up. It might say: "You just moved your knight to f3 — that develops a piece and controls the center. Your opponent will probably respond with d5. Consider developing your bishop next." Lumini points at the squares it's talking about.
This is fundamentally different from a chess engine. An engine gives you a number (+0.3) and a list of computer moves. Lumini explains *why* a move is good or bad in human terms — development, center control, king safety, pawn structure. It's a chess coach, not a calculator.
What Lumini can see on your chess board
Lumini works with any chess interface on your Mac. It sees the board as an image and identifies positions. This works on: - **chess.com** — Live games, puzzles, lessons - **Lichess.org** — Open-source chess platform - **Chess app** — The built-in macOS Chess app - **Any chess PDF or webpage** — Analysis of positions in books or articles
Real coaching examples
- **Opening help:** "I just played e4 and my opponent played the Sicilian. What should I do?" Lumini explains the Open Sicilian, the Alapin, and the Closed Sicilian — and points at the relevant squares.
- **Tactics training:** You're looking at a tactics puzzle. "I think the answer is Bxf7+ but I'm not sure." Lumini sees the position, analyzes the sacrifice, and walks through the follow-up.
- **Endgame guidance:** "How do I convert this rook endgame?" Lumini sees your king, rook, and pawns and explains the Lucena or Philidor position you're in.
- **Post-game review:** "Analyze this game for me." Lumini sees the final position and your move history on screen, and gives a human-readable breakdown of key moments.
Lumini automates your chess workflow
Lumini can handle the administrative side of chess study: - "Create a note with the key lessons from this game" - "Search the web for Sicilian Dragon theory" - "Remind me to do tactics training at 7pm" - "Add Chess Club to my calendar for Thursday"
All hands-free while you stay at the board.