GRANDMASTER GAINS | Every Move Builds Power

EVERY MOVE BUILDS POWER

Grandmaster Gains is a free chess gym in your browser: 197 interactive lessons, 20 variants, Puzzle Rush and a full engine, with live 1-on-1 coaching when you want a human at the board. Play free and read the guides, and if you teach, run your own online academy with your own students on it.

Which way in is yours?

The board above is free forever. What you do next depends on who you are.

♞ For players

Learn the game properly

197 interactive lessons, 20 variants, Puzzle Rush, and an engine that rates every move you make. Free to start, no account needed.

Open the Academy → ♔ For coaches & schools

Run your own online academy

Your students, your roster, your name on it. Assign lessons, watch games live, and show a parent a rating that means something. From $48 a month.

See the plans → ♛ One‑to‑one

Private coaching

Direct 1‑on‑1 lessons with a coach, using the same platform your homework lives on. Limited places, taken personally.

Enquire about a place → 🏆 Free directory

Find a tournament

Rated and unrated events, quads and club nights by city, plus what to expect if it is your first. Organisers list free.

Open the directory →

Train like it's a workout

Structured reps for your chess brain. From your very first pawn push to grandmaster patterns, every lesson happens on a live board, not a video.

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The Academy

197 interactive lessons, every one on a live board, from first pawn push to grandmaster patterns.

197 LESSONS

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Puzzle Rush

Three minutes, three lives, engine-verified puzzles. Beat your best, top the board.

72+ PUZZLES

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Game Analysis

Every move rated from ✦ Best to ?? Blunder, so every loss becomes a lesson.

EVERY MOVE RATED

Common questions

Is Grandmaster Gains free to play?

Yes. The full game runs free in your browser: all 197 lessons, 20 chess variants, Puzzle Rush, Elo ratings and game analysis, with no ads and no trackers.

Is Grandmaster Gains safe for kids?

Yes. Every account must be approved by the coach before it can play, there is no open chat because students reply only from preset messages, and no personal data is collected beyond a chosen player name.

What chess variants can I play?

Twenty variants including Chess960 (Fischer Random), Crazyhouse, King of the Hill, Three-Check, Horde, Racing Kings, Antichess, Really Bad Chess, handicap odds games, and an Endgame Arena.

How do the chess lessons work?

All 197 lessons are interactive. You play them on a live board: piece drills, special rules, 16 checkmate patterns, tactics, 16 guided openings, endgames and strategy, with progress tracking and achievements.

Does it have real ratings and matchmaking?

Yes. Every player has an Elo rating that moves with rated games, and matchmaking sorts opponents by rating distance with fair-fight indicators and a quick-match button.

Every move builds power

197 interactive lessons, 20 chess variants, Puzzle Rush and an engine that plays at your level. Free to start, no account needed to play.

♔ Enter the Court and Play Free

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