Membership on Chess Nexus
Every player gets the whole training platform free. Coaches run their academy free for up to 30 students, and Elite members unlock extra ways to create and host.
👤 Every player
Sign up and start training — puzzles, races, studies, tournaments, clubs and analysis of your own games are all free, with no daily caps and no card. The only things behind a gate are the premium endgame set and the repertoire trainer, and XP you earn by playing opens those too.
All puzzles & training
Daily puzzles, themed tactics, rating-band and piece-count training in Healthy Mix — solve as much as you want, with no daily limit.
All races
Timed Race, Arena Race and Team Race — beat the clock and climb the live leaderboards.
Analyse your own games
Import from Lichess or Chess.com and review any game with engine evaluation, accuracy, blunder detection and a phase-by-phase breakdown. The engine runs in your browser, so analysis is unlimited and free.
Studies & timed tests
Work through Nexus studies chapter by chapter, then sit timed study tests that grade you and track progress over time.
Tournaments
Join arena tournaments and compete across multiple rounds with full leaderboards.
Endgame trainer
Drill essential endgames from a free library of positions, then play them out against the engine at your chosen strength. A deeper premium set unlocks with the XP you earn as you play.
3D Arena Tournament
Play in realistic 3D tournament environments — 3D boards with atmospheric effects, camera controls and real-time spectator views.
3D Puzzle Room
Solve puzzles with friends and other players in real-time 3D puzzle rooms — collaborate, compete and learn together.
Chat & friends
Message friends, coaches and teammates, create group chats, and see who is online right now.
Clubs
Create or join chess clubs for club activities, internal tournaments, club leaderboards and team puzzle challenges.
Streaks, XP & badges
Build a daily practice streak, earn XP for everything you solve, and unlock achievement badges shown on your public profile.
🎓 Coaches
Run your whole coaching operation here — classroom, curriculum, homework, attendance and parent reports. It is free forever for up to 30 students: not a trial, no time limit and no card on file. Paid plans raise the roster cap and lift every limit on the live classroom.
Built-in live classroom
Teach inside the app — HD video, screen share and one shared board. Give a student control to play their move, load studies, endgames, puzzles or master games onto the board, and run a waiting room with raise-hand, mic and camera controls. Attendance marks itself as students join. Free plan: one 40-minute class a day with up to 4 students; paid plans remove every limit.
Seven kinds of assignment
Puzzle topics by theme or rating band, whole studies, timed Study Tests, Timed Races, Arena Tournaments, 'find the blunder' tasks from real games, and custom positions played out against Stockfish.
Course builder
Build a course as your curriculum — order lessons from your own studies, Nexus studies, videos, master games and endgame positions, then enrol a whole batch at once and watch progress lesson by lesson.
Batches
Group students into batches and assign work, courses and class times to the whole group instead of one student at a time.
Class schedule
Set your weekly class slots with IST times and a meeting link. Students see them on their My Coach page, and everyone is notified automatically when a slot changes.
Track every student
See each student's solved/failed/streak, accuracy, grades and the exact moves they played — including their wrong answers, so you can teach from the mistake.
Parent progress reports
Share a link that shows a parent how their child is doing — activity, accuracy, streaks and recent work — without the parent needing an account.
Attendance & fees
Mark attendance, manage enrolment and record fee payments — built for running a real academy.
Your coaching library
Save assignment templates, positions and games you reuse, and pull from the Nexus blunder library instead of rebuilding the same homework each term.
Private class activities
Run Arena Races just for your own students — your batch competes together, with nobody else in the room.
Coach & class chat
One-to-one chat with any student plus dedicated class group chats for announcements, puzzles and feedback.
⭐ Elite members
Elite is a small invited role for people who help run the community. Elite members get everything above, plus the power to create and host events for everyone else.
Create Team Races
Set up your own team-based puzzle races and invite players to compete.
Create Monthly Focus challenges
Design month-long daily challenges with XP and leaderboards for the community.
Create 3D Arena Tournaments
Host immersive 3D arena tournaments — a premium way to run events.
Premium tools included
Premium endgame positions and the opening repertoire trainer are open to you without spending XP.
Teach on Chess Nexus
If you coach, you can move your whole academy here today — roster, classes, homework, attendance and parent reports — free for up to 30 students, with no card and no trial clock. Hosting tournaments or partnering with us instead? Get in touch.