How to use Kaissa?

Where? Sidebar › Database › Collections

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   Click the + next to “Collections” to create a collection (for example “2026 tournaments”).

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   Right-click a collection to rename it, move it, import games into it, export it as PGN, create a subcollection or delete it.

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   Drag and drop a collection onto another one to nest it, and a game from the table onto a collection to move it there.

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   My games is your main collection. All games gathers your whole database.

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   Games created from the editor or a FEN land in Drafts. Deleted games go to the Trash.

Where? Database › Import games button

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   PGN file tab: drop one or more files, or paste PGN text directly (several games at once is fine).

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   Pick the destination collection and the tags to apply to every imported game.

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   FEN position tab: paste a FEN to create a game that starts from that position.

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   Position editor tab: set up the pieces like on lichess, choose the side to move, castling rights and en passant, then validate.

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   Voice dictation tab: dictate a game out loud to create it directly in the chosen collection.

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   To export, right-click a collection › Export as PGN.

Where? Database, in the middle of the screen

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   Click a column header to sort, and use the filters (players, Elo, result, date…) to narrow the list.

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   Type a name in Search a player and choose their color: White, Black or both.

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   Choose which columns are shown with Configure columns.

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   One click selects a game, a double-click opens it on the chessboard. Tick several games to use bulk actions: move, tag or delete.

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   Right-click a row to open its actions: edit metadata, manage tags, duplicate, add to analysis, export as PGN, delete.

Where? Sidebar › Tags

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   Create a tag with the + in the Tags section (for example “Rook endgame” or “Sicilian”).

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   Drag a game from the table onto a tag to label it, or use Manage tags in its actions.

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   Click a tag to show every game that carries it.

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   Right-click a tag to rename or delete it.

Where? Sidebar › Collections › Public databases

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   Open a public database: it is read only but you browse it just like your own collections.

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   Double-click a game to replay it on the chessboard.

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   Use Duplicate to my drafts to copy a game and edit it freely.

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   Click Player collection: search for an opponent, filter by color, result and dates, then create a “Preparation” collection with all their games.

Where? Sidebar › Game management › Games in analysis

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   Add a game by double-clicking it in the table, or with Add to analysis in its actions.

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   Find up to 5 games in the sidebar and switch between them in one click.

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   The game open on the chessboard is highlighted in the list.

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   Use Remove from analysis once you are done with a game.

Where? Sidebar › Chessboard

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   Move pieces by drag and drop or by clicking the start square, then the target square.

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   Navigate with the ← → arrows, the mouse wheel or the buttons below the board.

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   Draw arrows and highlight squares with a right-click. Hold Shift (red), Alt (blue) or Ctrl (yellow) to change the color.

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   Flip the board with its button or the F key.

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   In the header, show or hide the sections (notation, analysis, best moves) and create a New game. Resize the panels by dragging their dividers.

Where? Chessboard › Notation panel

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   Play a move that differs from the game: Kaissa automatically creates a variation.

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   When several continuations exist, a selector opens: pick with ↑ ↓, confirm with →, close with Esc.

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   Click a move to jump to it. Double-click it to add a comment before or after the move.

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   Annotate the current move with the annotation bar below the notation: !, ?, !!, ??, !?, ?! and position evaluations.

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   The toolbar lets you promote or demote a variation, delete it, or erase the moves before or after the current move.

Where? Chessboard › Analysis panel

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   Analysis starts as soon as the position changes and shows the best lines with their evaluation.

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   The evaluation bar left of the board shows the advantage in real time, and an arrow points to the best move.

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   Click Go deeper to push the analysis further.

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   Click a suggested line or press Space to add the best move to your tree.

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   Choose the engine: Local (in your browser, no data sent) or Server (computed on Kaissa's servers).

Where? Chessboard › Best moves played panel

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   Choose the database to query: one of your collections, all your games or a public database.

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   For each move: the number of games, the White / Draw / Black % and the players' average Elo.

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   Refine with the Elo filters (White, Black or average): they apply to both tabs.

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   Click a move to play it and add it to your analysis.

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   Games tab: the list of games that reached this position, with the next move. Open one to browse it.

Where? ☰ menu › Dictation → PGN

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   Click Start dictation and announce the players and the event, then the moves: “e4, e5, knight f3…”.

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   You can also upload an audio file or type the transcript by hand.

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   Check the moves: those corrected automatically and those that are invalid are highlighted. Fix them, then click Re-validate.

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   Fill in the metadata, choose the collection and tags, then save the game or copy the PGN.

Where? Sidebar › Live

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   Filter tournaments by level (Elite, High, Standard), time control and round status.

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   Click a game to follow it move by move, in real time.

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   Browse the moves already played, then click Back to live to catch up.

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   Switch between the games of the round, flip the board or open the game on Lichess.

Where? ☰ menu › Elo calculator

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   Rating change tab: enter your rating, your K-factor, then each opponent's Elo with the result.

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   Performance tab: compute your performance over a tournament.

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   Probabilities tab: estimate the chances of a win, draw or loss between two players.

Where? ☰ menu › Settings

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   Appearance: dark, light or system theme, and the app language.

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   Chessboard: square colors, displayed sections, Stockfish arrow, move sounds and default analysis engine.

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   Notation language: Nf3 (English) or Cf3 (French). PGN export always stays in English.

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   Database: number of rows per page in the tables.

• Previous / next move ←→
• Scroll through the moves Mouse wheel
• Pick then confirm a variation in the selector ↑↓→
• Close the variation selector Esc
• Add Stockfish's best move to the analysis Space
• Flip the board F
• Copy the game's PGN C
• Paste a clipboard PGN into a new game in analysis Ctrl + VV
• Edit the game header F2
• Draw an arrow or highlight a square Right-click
• + right-click: red, blue or yellow arrow ShiftAltCtrl