Chess Position
Deep study of ONE chess position (a FEN, a screenshot, a diagram, or "move N of game X"), not a whole game. First asks the user whether they want a POSITIONAL analysis (structure, plans for both sides, where each piece belongs) or a TACTICAL one (forcing lines, what works and what fails), then investigates with Stockfish as a fact-checker and explains the position in human terms. Optionally ends with a narrated video of the position via the chess-video skill. Use when the user shares a single position and asks "what is the plan here", "analyze this position", "what should White do", "explain this position", "is there a tactic", or sends a board image with no game attached.
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From the source SKILL.md
Goal: the user understands the position after reading you. The engine is a fact-checker, not the author. A list of Stockfish lines is not an answer; an explanation that a strong human would give, with every claim in it verified, is.
What this skill does
Chess Position is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/chess-position/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
When to invoke it: Use when the user shares a single position and asks "what is the plan here", "analyze this position", "what should White do", "explain this position", "is there a tactic", or sends a board image with no game attached.
Who uses this skill
The Chess Position Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 196,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
How to install
Free
Manual install (2 steps)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/chess-position
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/chess-position/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/chess-position/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/chess-position/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/chess-position/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\chess-position\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
Telegram
📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram
Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →
Pro
One-click install via the desktop app
The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.
Pro
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Chess Position Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/chess-position/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Chess Position skill do?
Deep study of ONE chess position (a FEN, a screenshot, a diagram, or "move N of game X"), not a whole game. First asks the user whether they want a POSITIONAL analysis (structure, plans for both sides, where each piece belongs) or a TACTICAL one (forcing lines, what works and what fails), then investigates with Stockfish as a fact-checker and explains the position in human terms. Optionally ends with a narrated video of the position via the chess-video skill. Use when the user shares a single position and asks "what is the plan here", "analyze this position", "what should White do", "explain this position", "is there a tactic", or sends a board image with no game attached.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Chess Position skill?
Use Chess Position when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the research misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Chess Position" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Chess Position skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a
SKILL.md file that lives under
~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Chess Position is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at
/learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
Attribution & license
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
brumar. (2026). Chess Position [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/chess-position/
BibTeX
@misc{chess-position-2026,
author = {brumar},
title = {Chess Position [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/chess-position/}
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Security scan
Grade A · scanned 2026-09-28 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.
No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›
- ✓ Prompt injection
- ✓ Data exfiltration
- ✓ Supply chain
- ✓ Reverse shell
- ✓ Credentials
- ✓ Execution
- ✓ Filesystem
- ✓ Persistence
- ✓ Obfuscation
- ✓ Network
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