Private tournaments
Swiss, round robin, or knockout — your students only. Generate pairings, watch every board live, force a result if you need to.
Built for chess coachesRun your chess studio
Run your chess studio
from one workspace.
Private tournaments, 1-on-1 classes, and video when you want it — without juggling Zoom, Chess.com, Discord, and pairing software.
Free to start — upgrade whenever you're ready.
Students join with a link. No app, no signup wall for kids.
Coach watching · Board 3Live
Maya Ortiz04:32
Stop the tab juggle
Your students show up to learn, not to debug your tooling.
Coaches running online chess studios stitch together a half-dozen tools. Sync breaks mid-class. Pairings get re-keyed by hand. Parents ping you on WhatsApp asking which link to click.
ZoomChess.comDiscordSwiss-Manager→One workspace
The coach's toolkit
Everything a coach actually needs. Nothing they don't.
Hop into any game
One click and you're at board 3, talking your student through a tough position — without ending the round.
Pause the room
Need to teach a concept in the middle of round 2? Freeze every clock, pull everyone into a video lobby, then resume.
1-on-1 classes
Shared chess board both of you can move. Optional camera. Notes saved. Resume next week from the same position.
No account for kids
No app to install, no signup, no password-reset emails. Kids show up and play — including on a Chromebook.
Camera is optional
Turn on video for a class or hop into a board to talk it through. Kids can play without a camera.
How it works
From empty roster to first tournament in a single afternoon.
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Add your students
Add students one by one, or share one class link — kids type a name or skip. 1-on-1 stays a personal invite. No signup for them.
- 02
Run classes and tournaments
Schedule a 1-on-1, or set up a 5-round Swiss in 30 seconds. The board is in the middle; camera stays optional.
- 03
Stay in control
Hop into any game. Pause clocks. Gather everyone for analysis. Export PGNs and review next week.
CoachMate Solo
Choose your plan
Everything live, unlocked: classes with walk-in links, paired boards, tournaments with real clocks, and simuls — one subscription, built for a solo coach.
Always free — even after the trial
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- Coach account, unlimited roster, student groups
- Class Prep builder (PGN, arrows, notes) and the 1,010-game master library
- One tournament a month, up to 8 students, no video
$39/month
7-day free trial.
- Walk-in class links
- A live classroom
- Real tournaments
- Live simuls
$390/year
7-day free trial. 12 months for the price of 10.
- Walk-in class links
- A live classroom
- Real tournaments
- Live simuls
Built for real coaching workflows
Private invite links, server-synced clocks, and parent-friendly access — with no student account required.
One calm workspace for independent coaches and their students.
Your students are waiting on a Zoom link.
Spin up your studio in two minutes. Send your first invite link tonight.