Live classes
Teach online chess classes without a separate video app
ChessCore has a live classroom with video, audio and a shared chessboard the coach drives. Screen sharing, a whiteboard and live polls are planned. Board locks and waiting-room controls remain in development.
Record the class with consent. Automatic classroom attendance remains partially implemented. Class recaps are coach-reviewed by default. Academies can opt in to auto-publish summaries whose coach notes pass a completeness check.
See a live class on ChessCore
How it works
Students join from the timetable. No meeting links to send.
Intermediate B at Knight’s Gate, a made-up academy, studies the pin.
Open the class from the timetable
The batch class has a live room. Waiting-room admission remains partially implemented.
Teach on the shared board
The coach drives the shared chessboard. Screen sharing, a whiteboard and polls are planned.
Classroom observation in development
Classroom game observation remains partially implemented. This preview illustrates the intended workflow.
Recording, register, recap
The recording is saved with consent. Class recaps are coach-reviewed by default. Academies can opt in to auto-publish summaries whose coach notes pass a completeness check.
The classroom
See a live class from the coach’s seat
Illustrative classroom concept. Screen sharing, whiteboard, polls, board locks and waiting-room controls are in development.
Elena drives the board. Every student sees Bb5 pin the c6 knight to the king as she moves.
Every student follows the same board as you teach
Built-in video and audio. The coach and students see and hear each other inside ChessCore. There is no separate meeting link to send and no other app to install.
A shared board. The coach drives one board and it moves on every student’s screen at once. Switch between legal moves and a free position to set up a study, and let students try a move when you unlock their boards.
Planning the lesson itself? The guide on how to run online chess classes covers class format, pacing and keeping quiet students involved.
Planned: share your slides and draw on the board
Screen sharing is planned. Sharing slides, studies or a game database inside the live classroom is not part of the available classroom.
A whiteboard is planned. The available teaching surface is the shared chessboard.
In development: control who moves and who comes in
Board locks and per-student teaching controls are partially implemented. The shared chessboard is available; confirm the classroom controls you need before planning a class around them.
Waiting-room admission is partially implemented. The batch and its timetable are on batch scheduling.
Planned: check who understood, and watch students’ games
Live polls and quizzes are planned. These classroom interactions are in development.
Watching student games in class is partially implemented. For available game review, see game analysis.
Rewatch recorded classes, with the recap drafted for the coach
Recording with consent. A class is recorded when families have given consent. Staff, parents and students play it back later from their own login.
Attendance from the class is partially implemented. Staff can use the attendance register, which the parent portal shows families.
AI class recap. After a recorded class, AI can draft a recap. Class recaps are coach-reviewed by default. Academies can opt in to auto-publish summaries whose coach notes pass a completeness check.
Everything in live classes
Available classroom capabilities and planned work, with status shown for each.
AI class recaps (Setup required)
Class recaps are coach-reviewed by default. Academies can opt in to auto-publish summaries whose coach notes pass a completeness check.
Attendance from live classes (In development (partially implemented))
Students who join the live class are marked present automatically, and the coach confirms the register.
Class recording and playback (Setup required)
Record live classes with consent and let staff, parents and students watch them again later.
Screen sharing (Planned)
Coaches share their screen in the built-in live classroom to show slides, a video or an analysis board.
Shared board the coach drives (Available)
The coach moves pieces on one shared board and every student’s screen updates live during class.
Built-in video and audio (Setup required)
Live classes have built-in video and audio for coach and students, with no outside meeting app needed.
Classroom whiteboard (Planned)
Draw arrows, highlight squares and sketch ideas on a whiteboard over the board during a live class.
Legal and free teaching modes (In development (partially implemented))
Switch the class board between legal moves only and free setup, to demonstrate any position.
Class controls for coaches (In development (partially implemented))
The coach can lock student boards, mute microphones and turn off cameras during a live class.
Live game monitoring (In development (partially implemented))
Coaches watch students’ games as they are played and add notes on the moves in real time.
Class waiting room (Available)
Students wait in a lobby before class starts, and the coach admits them into the right session.
Live polls and class quizzes (Planned)
Run polls, quick quizzes, word clouds and leaderboards during a live class to keep every student involved.
At a glance
What coaches can rely on today, and what’s coming
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Video, audio and a shared board
Built-in video and audio with a chessboard the coach drives. Screen sharing and a whiteboard are planned.
Partial
Coach controls
Board locks, waiting-room admission and per-student controls remain in development.
Planned
Live polls and quizzes
Classroom polls are planned; classroom game observation remains partially implemented.
Consent
Before a recording
Classes are recorded with consent and played back from each family’s login.
By default
Coach-reviewed recaps
Class recaps are coach-reviewed by default. Academies can opt in to auto-publish summaries whose coach notes pass a completeness check.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do we need a separate video app for online classes?
No. Video and audio are built into ChessCore. The coach and students join the class from the timetable, and the shared board is in the same window. Screen sharing, a whiteboard and live polls are planned.
Can the coach stop students moving pieces during the explanation?
Board locks and per-student classroom controls are partially implemented. Confirm the available controls before planning a class around them.
Are live classes recorded?
Yes, with consent. A class can be recorded when the families have given consent, and staff, parents and students play the recording back later from their own login.
How is attendance taken in an online class?
Automatic attendance from the classroom is partially implemented. Staff can mark and review attendance in the register.
Does the AI write the class recap?
Class recaps are coach-reviewed by default. Academies can opt in to auto-publish summaries whose coach notes pass a completeness check.
Can coaches watch students’ games during class?
Classroom game observation is partially implemented. Coaches can use the shared chessboard for teaching and the game review workflow for analysis.
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- Fees and UPI AutoPayFees collected without chasing: recurring invoices, fee reminders on the schedule you turn on, and payment by UPI AutoPay or Stripe.
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Written by Abhishek Tiwari. See our editorial standards.
