AI Verdict
Confidence: MediumMarket has established players with network effects, current execution shows no traction, and founder's spray-and-pray approach suggests lack of focus. Better opportunities exist in adjacent niches like chess coaching tools or tournament management.
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MB MPCSI
Especializamo-nos em criar múltiplos pequenos projetos e escalá-los a um certo nível. Um aplicativo foi de chatbots, agora estamos construindo o aplicativo de análise de xadrez www.chessdata.app.
Indie hacker pivoting from failed chatbot business to chess analytics with $0 MRR and -100% growth.
None currently - no proprietary data, network effects, or technical advantage
- Amateur to intermediate chess players (1200-2000 ELO) wanting to improve through data analysis
- Chess coaches analyzing student games
- No clear pricing strategy
- Weak onboarding for beginners
- Limited integration with existing chess platforms
- Focus on specific rating ranges
- Gamified improvement tracking
- Coach marketplace integration
- Tournament preparation tools
Medium - chess players share game analyses, but requires strong product hooks
- Chess.com/Lichess could add similar features
- Low willingness to pay for analytics
- Seasonal interest in chess
- Technical complexity of chess engines
$5K-$15K for MVP (mostly development time)
- Game import from Chess.com/Lichess
- Basic move analysis engine
- Opening repertoire tracker
- Performance dashboard
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