Teach chess online
in a professional classroom.

Interactive. Reliable. Fun. Loved by coaches and students.

Connect on video, teach, and play real opponents together—all on one shared board.

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All in one place

All the features you need to teach chess, in one place:

Video and audio. No separate Zoom subscription needed.
Easy imports. Scan a picture of a position, import a study or game, or load a PGN file.
Millions of puzzles. Filter by topic and difficulty to find the right challenge.
Live games! Play together on a shared board against bots or real opponents—including rated games.
Analysis board. Fast, accurate analysis to explore every position.
Stickers, drawings, and reactions. Keep lessons fun and give students a reason to come back.

A chessboard.plus classroom with the Let’s get started chapter open and all 32 pieces in their starting positions, with video and teaching tools alongside the board.

Keep students showing up

Turn practice into play, and give students a reason to look forward to their next lesson.

Make your own challenges with stickers and playful board setups.
Celebrate small wins with reactions and rewards.
Choose from 6 million puzzles by topic and difficulty.
Play against all kinds of bots.

Interactive chessboard for live lessons

You can see what your student is trying, even before they finish a move.

Drag pieces, draw arrows and explore ideas together.
Move from explanation to practice on the same shared board.
A stable, responsive board that keeps your lesson moving.

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Chess analysis tools for your lessons

Go from a quick explanation to deep analysis, with a classroom that works the way you teach.

Analyze positions, try variations and return to the main line.
Review your student’s Lichess and Chess.com games together.
Arrange panels, change the board and choose what students can do.

Track progress

Keep classes, games and progress in one student profile, so it is easy to pick up where you left off.

See upcoming lessons and revisit past classes.
Follow Lichess rating progress and game activity.
Use their games to decide what to work on next.

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Everything you need to teach.

Students join free.

Full access

Billing cycle

$12.49/ month

$149.90 billed yearly

Unlimited class time
Interactive chessboard
Video & audio calls
Puzzles, bot games & analysis
Import from images, game links & study links
Online games
Game & challenge database
Student CRM

Teaching as an academy?

Full access for your coaches, with your own name, logo and web address.

What’s included

Full access, plus
Your academy’s name & logo
Your own web address
No chessboard.plus branding for students
Multiple coach accounts
Setup help & premium support

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Questions?

How does the free trial work?

Create and verify your account to start 7 days of Full access. No card required. No automatic charges. Subscribe only if you want to continue after the trial. Your saved work remains available to view when the trial ends.

Do my students need to pay?

No. Membership belongs to the coach. Students join through your class link. Classes hosted during a Full access trial or paid subscription have no guest time limit.

Can I bring my own material?

Yes. Importing is easy—just paste a Lichess study, a game from Lichess or Chess.com, a PGN or FEN, or an image containing one or more chessboards into the classroom.

You can also choose from over 6 million puzzles, load your students’ past games for analysis, copy chapters from another class, or add a challenge from your database.

Is it only for kids?

No. Playful tools help with younger students; puzzles and analysis support serious study at every level. You can also teach in person using a shared screen. An internet connection is required for online services.

Teach chess
like never before.