Chess lessons that actually click.
I look at your games, spot the things tripping you up, and explain them in a way that makes sense for your level — from 400 right up to 1800. No jargon dumps. No condescension.
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Engines tell you the best move.
They don't tell you why you keep making the same mistake.
Generic lessons miss your games
You sit through openings you don't play and drills that don't match your habits. An hour later, nothing sticks.
Engine evals are noise
"−1.4" means something went wrong. It does NOT tell you what to do next time. That's the whole problem.
You don't know what to study
Tactics? Endgames? Openings? Without a real picture of YOUR weaknesses, it's all guesswork.
Four steps. About ten minutes. Then your games stop feeling random.
Send me your games
Drop a Chess.com or Lichess username, or upload a PGN. I'll fetch your last 100 games.
I figure out your level
20 short puzzles + 2 of your games tell me exactly how to talk to you.
Every move, explained
Plain language for the basics. Real chess vocabulary when you're ready. Tap "why?" anywhere.
A weekly plan, just for you
30 minutes a week, aimed at the one weakness costing you the most rating.
Same blunder. Two coaches.
I don't dumb things down for beginners or talk down to intermediates. I just adapt. Flip the toggle — same position, two completely different conversations.
You moved your bishop to a square where Black's pawn can grab it for free! Pop it somewhere safer — like d2 or e2.
I remember every mistake — so you don't have to repeat them.
I build a living model of what trips you up, across every game and session. Real product, not a marketing chart.
You hang pieces 3× more in time trouble.
60% of equal endgames lost — king activity is the gap.
h6 too early in the Italian — weakens your kingside.
Thirty minutes. Aimed at the thing actually costing you points.
One weakness per week. Lessons, puzzles, a model game — all aimed at the same target. No 200-puzzle mountains you'll never finish.
Endgame king activity
Why: you lose 60% of equal endgames. The king is the issue.
Honest pricing for an honest coach.
No seat math. No "enterprise" tier. Three options. That's it.
Free
- 5 game analyses / month
- Basic level-adapted explanations
- Calibration test
- Pattern previews
Pro
- Unlimited game analyses
- Full pattern reports
- Personalized weekly plan
- Unlimited "Why?" chat
- Repertoire tracker
Annual
- Everything in Pro
- Priority calibration updates
- Quarterly progress letter
- Early access to features
Things people ask before they sign up.
Chess.com gives you an engine eval and a best-move arrow. I explain why a move is bad in your vocabulary, track patterns you keep repeating across all your games, and turn them into a weekly plan. Engines find moves; I coach players.
No. In Beginner mode I describe moves in plain language ("your bishop went to a square Black's pawn can capture"). You'll pick up notation naturally — I toggle it in as you grow.
Below 600: works great, but I focus heavily on piece safety and basic tactics — that's usually what you need. Above 1800: explanations stay strong through ~2000, but my pattern detection isn't tuned for master-level subtleties yet. I'll be honest if you've outgrown me.
Pull them from your Chess.com or Lichess username (read-only, no password), upload a PGN, or paste in moves. I can also auto-import after every session if you connect your account.
Nope. I use Stockfish for evaluation and verification, but the explanations, pattern detection, and lesson generation are layered on top of a coach model trained on annotated games and feedback from titled coaches.
Stop guessing what to study.
Start improving on purpose.
Free to try. No card. Calibration takes ten minutes — you'll see your first real explanation right after.