Cloud Analysis on Chess.com
If you want a deeper understanding of specific moves after running a Game Review, you can use Cloud Analysis, an exclusive feature for Diamond members.
Cloud Analysis is an advanced tool within Self-Analysis that runs on our servers, allowing you to evaluate positions with a stronger engine than what your device can run.
Check out this article to learn about Analysis depth: What is analysis depth? What does it mean?
How to use Cloud Analysis
You can access Cloud Analysis from the Self-Analysis page. If you're reviewing a game and want to analyze specific moves, follow these steps:
Click on the magnifying glass ('Self-Analysis') below the move list, just under the big green 'Game Review' button.
Alternatively, go to the Analysis page, where you can load a game or manually make moves on the board to analyze.
From the move list, select the position you want to analyze, and click on the computer chip ('Run Cloud Analysis') icon next to the depth count to start Cloud Analysis.
Cloud Analysis runs on Chess.com’s servers, providing a deeper and more powerful evaluation than your device can generate. It will continue analyzing as long as you let it run, offering increasingly detailed insights into the position.
Cloud Analysis can take several minutes or longer, depending on your device, to complete the analysis for each move. It must be enabled separately for each move.
How to choose what engine to use
To select which engine to use for Cloud Analysis, click the gear icon ('Settings') next to the depth (check the images above for reference) to open the analysis settings menu and choose your preferred engine.
Game Review and Cloud Analysis run on Chess.com's cloud servers, providing faster and more powerful analysis.
All members have access to Fast and Standard strength in Game Review. However, Diamond members, with their enhanced Cloud Analysis access, can also choose Deep and Maximum strength for more advanced insights.
In contrast, Self-Analysis—where you manually explore moves in the Analysis tab outside of Game Review—runs directly on your device. This means performance may vary depending on your hardware. 'Analysis' can be adjusted by all members.
The main benefit of Cloud Analysis is that it shifts the processing workload to our servers, ensuring smooth performance without relying on your computer’s resources.