A quiet operating system for chess coaches
Students, lessons and payments in one calm place. The relationship layer alongside Lichess, Chess.com or ChessBase.
No card required. One simple monthly price after your trial.
/month after a 30-day free trial.
What a week actually looks like.
- 01Who is coming in next, and what you worked on last time.
- 02White repertoire, black repertoire, the line that keeps breaking down.
- 03A tournament in three weeks, and the build-up that gets you there.
- 04Blocks of ten tracked without the awkward chase.
- 05Juniors, adult improvers and the parents who pay, in one calm view.
The opening, the endgame, and the student slowly seeing further.
Chess coaching is patient pattern work. Rating gains come slowly; the work is in the recurring mistakes and the openings you are quietly building.
Before the lesson
See the opening repertoire you are building, the endgame they keep losing, the tournament next month, the rating they are pushing toward. Sit down already prepared.
After the lesson
Note the position that finally clicked, the calculation gap, the tactic to drill. Tied to the student so the next lesson keeps the same line of work.
When the calendar fills up
See who is on a 10-lesson pack, who pays per session, who you coached at the club, and who has a tournament booked. One calm view across the student book.
Rating climbs slowly. A student you have coached for two years has a long history that matters every lesson. Another Session keeps that record so each lesson begins with context, not a blank slate.
Every student, every opening, every endgame in one calm view.
Opening repertoires, endgame gaps, tactics to drill, the tournament coming up. Tied to the student and ready before the first move.
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Read the postThings chess coaches ask us.
Is Another Session made for solo chess coaches?
Yes. Built for the independent coach running their own students, mostly online, sometimes in person. The calm place between lessons.
Does it import PGN or connect to Lichess or Chess.com?
No. The analysis board you already use does that better than we ever would. Another Session holds the student, not the game file.
Can I deliver puzzles or studies through it?
No. Chessable, Lichess puzzles and ChessTempo are built for that. Another Session is the place you write down what to work on next, not the place the work happens.
Can I track a student’s rating over time?
Yes, as notes on their profile. Not as an auto-synced chart. If you want a live rating graph, the rating sites already do that well.
Can I track repertoire per student?
Yes. White and black repertoire, lines being built, lines being avoided, all on the student profile.
Can I manage blocks of ten?
Yes. Per lesson, in blocks, or monthly.
Is it a booking tool?
No. It is for the teaching relationship itself.
What is chess coaching software?
Chess coaching software is the system a solo coach uses to hold their students, lessons and payments in one place. Not the analysis board, not the puzzle platform. The relationship layer that sits alongside them. For a fuller walkthrough see /guides/how-to-choose-coaching-software.
Is Another Session for solo chess coaches?
Yes. Built for the independent coach running their own students, mostly online, sometimes in person.
How much does it cost?
Another Session is 30 days free with no card needed. After that it is 10 dollars a month. See the full breakdown of coaching software pricing at /guides/coaching-software-pricing.
Is this a booking tool?
No. It is for the teaching relationship itself.
Is Another Session a CRM for chess coaches?
Yes. It works as a CRM for chess coaches: a calm client database with sessions, notes and payments alongside each person, instead of a sales pipeline. Built for the solo practitioner, not a sales team.
Hold every opening and every student
Built for solo chess coaches who want one calm place for their students, lessons, study notes and tournament blocks.
No card required. One simple monthly price after your trial.