Chess Coach
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Operations hub for professional chess coaches

Lessons, homework, and payments — in one place

Lessons and sparring on your calendar, puzzle homework between sessions, and direct payments with 0% platform fees — plus a shareable availability page. Not a training app. Not a generic scheduler.

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Chess coaching deserves better than duct tape

You teach chess — you should not spend evenings reconciling calendars and chasing payments.

Scattered tools

Lessons in Google Calendar, students in a spreadsheet, puzzle PDFs in email threads, and payment status in your head.

Admin after teaching

Chasing unpaid lessons, resending Meet links, following up on homework, and checking who still needs to be scheduled.

Generic tutoring software

Most schedulers ignore the unique rhythm of chess coaching — sparring, separate rates, puzzle homework, and direct payments.

Everything you need to run a coaching practice

Calendar, homework, payments, roster, and a public page — one connected workflow.

Calendar, lessons & sparring

Your week at a glance — schedule, sync, and teach from one place.

  • Week/day views with working-hours shading and unavailable blocks
  • Lessons, sparring, and weekly recurring series
  • Lichess auto game links when both usernames are set; Chess.com challenge instructions
  • Google Meet for longer sessions; export open slots as plain text

Puzzle homework

Assign themed puzzle sets or timed racer sprints between lessons — students play from a link, you review results.

  • Curated Lichess puzzles by rating, theme (up to five), and quantity
  • Timed racer mode — a fixed puzzle pool against a global clock
  • Preview, swap, and save ready sets — assign via link or student email
  • Distraction-free student player — no account required
  • Review progress, misses, and board annotations before the next lesson

Overview dashboard

Start each day with what matters — before you open the calendar.

  • Upcoming lessons at a glance
  • Unpaid debt grouped by student — bulk remind or mark paid
  • Earnings snapshot: billed vs unpaid for any date range
  • Lesson cost locked at booking time

0% fees — keep what you earn

Track lesson balances without platform commissions or payment processor markups.

  • 0% commission — students pay you directly; we handle the bookkeeping
  • Revolut, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, Monobank, bank transfer, cash — multi-currency
  • Branded confirmations, reminders, and payment nudges
  • Custom notification rules and delivery status on each session

Student roster

Keep every student in one list with the context you need.

  • Separate lesson and sparring rates per student
  • Email, phone, notes, and Lichess/Chess.com usernames
  • Deactivate without losing history; homework and debt badges per student
  • Schedule lessons and sparring from the roster

Public coach page

Share a professional page with your availability and credentials.

  • Bio, location, timezone, rates, and payment methods
  • Verified Lichess, FIDE, and Chess.com — pick which ratings to show
  • Live availability from working hours minus Google Calendar busy time
  • Share when you are free — you still book from the dashboard

How it works

Get set up in minutes — then run your week from the dashboard.

  1. 1

    Connect Google Calendar

    Sign in with Google — your calendar links automatically so lessons and sparring sync both ways.

  2. 2

    Add students and set availability

    Build your roster with lesson and sparring rates, set working hours, and publish your public profile when ready.

  3. 3

    Schedule and track sessions

    Book lessons, sparring, or weekly series from your calendar. Get Meet links, track payment status, and send branded student emails.

  4. 4

    Assign puzzle homework

    Generate a themed set, share the student link, and review how they solved — including arrows and circles — before your next session.

On the roadmap

Next up is the V1 commercial loop: public lesson requests and a simple coach subscription. Free during the pilot; when billing starts, one plan at $19/mo (founding coaches $9.50/mo for the first 6 months). Students still pay you directly — 0% platform fees.

  • Student lesson requests on your public page — you confirm or decline
  • One coach subscription at $19/mo — students still pay you directly (0% platform fees)
  • Lesson packages and session credits after V1

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