Vim and centaur chess inspired app, where you choose from top moves

Name: Vim and centaur chess inspired app, where you choose from top moves
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Author: lackoftactics

by lackoftactics·May 2, 2026·2 points·0 comments

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AI Analysis

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Vim-style chess with hidden engine evals forces intuition over calculation.

Strengths

•WebAssembly Stockfish runs entirely client-side with zero server costs.
•Vim-style hjkl navigation for move selection is a clever UX twist.
•Hidden evaluation scores prevent engine dependency during decision-making.

Weaknesses

•Limited to Stockfish's top moves reduces creative freedom in play.
•No clear differentiation from existing chess training tools like Lichess studies.

Post Description

The chess app built with Next.js, Convex, and Clerk, where Stockfish (WebAssembly) runs entirely in the browser. Instead of playing freely, you're limited to the engine's top suggested moves — but their evaluations are hidden until you pick one. Human intuition guides the choice; the engine does the heavy lifting.revealed.

You can select from two types of move selections 1-5 and jkml; vim style