Build a chess course your students work through
An ordered syllabus — your studies, built-in studies, videos, master games and endgames — enrolled to a whole batch with progress tracked per student.
Five kinds of lesson, one course
A course is an ordered list of lessons. Mix any of these in whatever sequence you teach them.
- Your own studiesAny study you've authored — the whole study, or a single chapter of it.
- Built-in Nexus studiesStudies that ship with the platform, so you don't have to write every lesson from scratch.
- VideoDrop a video lesson in between the board work.
- Master gamesTeach from the master game collection — annotated games searchable by player or opening.
- EndgamesEndgame positions, including premium picks for coaches on a paid plan.
You don't have to author everything
The hardest part of starting an academy is having material ready. Chess Nexus ships with built-in studies, a master game collection and an endgame library — so a new coach can assemble a genuine curriculum on day one and add their own studies over time. There's also a coach library of saved positions and games you keep on hand to drop into any course or assignment later.
Course builder FAQ
What is a chess course on Chess Nexus?
An ordered syllabus you build for your students. You add lessons in the order you teach them, enrol a batch, and students work through it in sequence with their progress tracked lesson by lesson.
What can a chess course lesson be?
Five kinds: one of your own studies (or a single chapter), a built-in Nexus study, a video, a master game, or an endgame position. A single course can mix all five.
Do I have to write every lesson myself?
No. Alongside your own studies you can use built-in Nexus studies, the master game collection and endgame positions — so a new coach can assemble a real curriculum without authoring everything first.
How many courses can a free coach create?
Free coaches can create up to 30 courses with 3 lessons each. Coaches on a paid plan get unlimited courses and unlimited lessons per course.
How do students get access to a course?
You enrol a batch. Every student in that batch sees the course in their My Syllabus tab and works through it in order — including any private studies of yours the course uses.
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