The chess academy platform for your whole academy
Chessido is a chess academy platform: the owner, every coach, every student and every parent in one connected place. Teach live classes, send homework that marks itself, run tournaments, track fees and put your own brand on it. Free to start, no credit card.
Everyone in your academy, in one place
One view of the whole academy
- • Every coach, batch and student in one dashboard
- • Class attendance, homework and progress across coaches
- • Fee tracking with receipts
- • Reports and certificates in your academy's name
Everything they need to teach
- • Live classroom with a shared board and built-in video
- • Puzzle homework that marks itself
- • Class Puzzle Rush, simuls and bot practice
- • Their own puzzle and game library
A chess home they want to open
- • Child-friendly logins — no email needed
- • Puzzles, games, courses and ratings
- • Online tournaments with live standings
- • Chess.com and Lichess ratings in one place
Progress they can see
- • Clear progress reports
- • Certificates for milestones and tournaments
- • Your brand, your domain
- • A platform in their own language
One platform instead of six separate tools
Most academies grow into a patchwork: a video call for class, a board viewer, a puzzle site, a pairing program, spreadsheets for progress and fees, and a website built separately. Each coach does it a little differently, and the owner sees none of it in one place. A chess academy platform replaces the patchwork.
| On Chessido | Without a platform |
|---|---|
| Live classroom with video | A video call plus a separate board viewer |
| Homework marked automatically | Screenshots and marking by hand |
| One record per student | Spreadsheets per coach |
| Tournaments, pairing and Chess-Results | A separate pairing program |
| Fees and receipts | A notebook or another app |
| Your brand on a free academy website | A website built and paid for separately |
Tournaments for every academy, online and over the board
Run online tournaments for your students in every popular format, with live standings and an academy rating that rewards progress. For over-the-board events, Chessido's Swiss pairing software handles rounds and publishes results to Chess-Results, and the certificate maker prints winners' certificates in your academy's name.
The business side, handled
Track every student's fees with receipts and attendance on the fee management side, see which coach teaches which batch, and send parents progress reports they understand. The full admin side is on the chess academy management software page.
Chessido is used by academies across India, New Zealand, Dubai and Singapore and by the New Zealand Chess Federation. Moving from ChessLang? See the ChessLang alternative comparison and how the switch works.
Chess academy platform — common questions
What is a chess academy platform?
A chess academy platform is one system that runs a chess academy end to end: live classes, homework, student progress, tournaments, coaches and batches, fees and the academy's brand. Chessido is a chess academy platform used by academies in India, New Zealand, Dubai and Singapore.
What is the best chess academy platform?
The best chess academy platform puts teaching and running the academy in the same place. Chessido combines a live classroom, self-marking homework, tournaments with Swiss pairing, student analytics, multi-coach management, fee tracking, certificates and a free academy website, and it is free to start.
Can I use my academy's own name and domain?
Yes. Chessido can carry your academy's name, logo and colours, on your own domain, and includes a free academy website.
How many coaches and students can a Chessido academy have?
Chessido is built for academies with many coaches and hundreds of students. The owner sees every coach, batch and student in one place, and adding a coach or a batch takes minutes.
Is Chessido an alternative to ChessLang for academies?
Yes. Academies comparing ChessLang choose Chessido for the live classroom, homework, tournaments and academy management in one place, and because it is the most affordable chess academy platform — free to start.
How long does it take to move an academy to Chessido?
Not long, and you don't do it alone. The Chessido team makes the move seamless, so your classes carry on without a break. Because Chessido is free to start, you can try it with one batch first.
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