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title: "Chess Notation Book — $48K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 36/100 · $48K/yr market · 45K searches/yr · $13.55 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **chess notation book**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 12Growth 14Conversion 79Competition 18Returns 95Price range 35Avg price 63Brand share 8Review moat 97Quality gap 19
**Review moat**
**Incredible****63.82**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Returns**
**Incredible****1.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****7.9%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Good****$13.55**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Okay****$8.80–$18.36**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Bad****79%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Growth**
**Bad****-22.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Bad****$48K**
$48K/yr · 45K searches
**Brand share**
**Bad****97%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, chess notation book is a $48K/yr Amazon United States market (45K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **chess notation book market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–4K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$41K–$54K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **7.9%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#1,227**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **91%**
- **Sponsored**
- **55%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **88 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **181 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**6 **—flat
**Sellers**
**6**
**Top-5 brand share**
**97%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**79%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- A&A37% - WE Games33% - Wholesale Chess12% - Perfect Strike Scorebooks11% - US Chess Federation4% - Tempest3% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 25 weeks — -22.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K600Spike '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/chess-notation-book/trend)
## **Top chess notation book search terms**
- **chess notation book**21K/yr-30.4%6.2% conv. - **chess scorebook**16K/yr-19.8%4.6% conv. - **chess notebook**7K/yr-1.6%3.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/chess-notation-book/search-terms)
## **Top chess notation book products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%$5K20%$10K30%$14K40%$19K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**A&A 2 Pack Chess Scorebook 50 Games Recordable 100 Moves Per Game Eye-Protection Chess Scorebook / 5.5 x 8.25 in.**A&A**$18.36**4.8★237 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YNL2XN7) [2**WE Games Chess Scorebook & Notation Book - Hardcover 100 Pages Ideal for Clubs & Tournaments**WE Games**$14.88**4.8★142 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078Z1LVXL) [3**Wholesale Chess Quality Chess Scorebook - SkyBlue**Wholesale Chess**$8.80**4.4★47 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BLULNXK) [4**WE Games Black Hardcover Chess Scorebook -for Notations 100 Pages Ideal Score Sheets for Clubs & Tournaments**WE Games**$14.36**4.6★134 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0795G6T34) [5**WE Games Ultimate Chessplayers Scorebook - Spiral Bound & Paperback Chess Notation Book with 50 Games & 100 Moves Ideal Chess Score Sheets for Clubs & Tournaments**WE Games**$8.88**4.7★15 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0AVZJU)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Tempest Premium Chess Scorebook Hardcover Tournament Notebook 200 Games / 200 Pages Top-Bound Spiral Thick No-Bleed Archival Paper**Tempest**$16.77**1 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKB51Z1S) [**WE Games Chess Scorebook & Notation Book - Blue Hardcover Chess Book with 100 Pages Ideal Score Sheets for Clubs & Tournaments**WE Games**$14.51**6 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CF3CY4KN) [**A&A 2 Pack Chess Scorebook 50 Games Recordable 100 Moves Per Game Eye-Protection Chess Scorebook / 5.5 x 8.25 in.**A&A**$18.36**237 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YNL2XN7) [**Perfect Strike Chess SCOREBOOK with Rules and Scoring Instructions. Heavy Duty. Practice and Competition. (5.5 x 8.5) LS-50:60 (50 Games per Book)**Perfect Strike Scorebooks**$10.59**34 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CS7KQ29) [**Perfect Strike Chess SCOREBOOK with Rules and Scoring Instructions. Heavy Duty. Practice and Competition. (5.5 x 8.5) TS-100:60 (100 Games per Book)**Perfect Strike Scorebooks**$13.17**12 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CSHRMFZ)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Tempest Premium Chess Scorebook Hardcover Tournament Notebook 200 Games / 200 Pages Top-Bound Spiral Thick No-Bleed Archival Paper**Tempest**$16.77**5.0★**▲ 335%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKB51Z1S) [**Wholesale Chess Quality Chess Scorebook - SkyBlue**Wholesale Chess**$8.80**4.4★**▲ 35%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BLULNXK) [**WE Games Chess Scorebook & Notation Book - Hardcover 100 Pages Ideal for Clubs & Tournaments**WE Games**$14.88**4.8★**▲ 31%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078Z1LVXL) [**Perfect Strike Chess SCOREBOOK with Rules and Scoring Instructions. Heavy Duty. Practice and Competition. (5.5 x 8.5) TS-100:60 (100 Games per Book)**Perfect Strike Scorebooks**$13.17**4.9★**▲ 17%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CSHRMFZ) [**A&A 2 Pack Chess Scorebook 50 Games Recordable 100 Moves Per Game Eye-Protection Chess Scorebook / 5.5 x 8.25 in.**A&A**$18.36**4.8★**— 5%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YNL2XN7)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about chess notation book**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Design-Overall**20%
*“the books are designed well”*
**Educational-Overall**20%
*“Learning curve on efficient usage”*
**Quality-Overall**18%
*“I am quite satisfied with this scorebook”*
**Fun/Entertainment Experience**10%
*“Its a nice way to record her games”*
**Portability**10%
*“He likes that it is the perfect size to carry along with his chess board, so it is not heavy and bulky”*
**Flexibility**10%
*“Flexible and lefty friendly”*
**Strength**5%
*“is very sturdy”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Strength**33%
*“Fairly flimsy”*
**Value For Money**33%
*“they are way overpriced for what you get”*
**Thickness**11%
*“the 50-page version is supposed to have a thicker”*
**Design-Overall**11%
*“design could be better”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**28%
**Value For Money**19%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**16%
**Quality-Overall**13%
**Functionality-Overall**6%
**Thin**6%
**Defective Material/Parts**6%
**Strength**6%
## **Common questions**
- **Is chess notation book profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $48K/yr across 11 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -22.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- **How competitive is the chess notation book niche?**
- 6 brands and 6 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 79% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in chess notation book?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Strength, Value For Money, Thickness. The return rate is 1.0%.
- **What does it cost to enter the chess notation book niche?**
- Listings span $8.80–$18.36; the average listing price is $13.55 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 64 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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