The guide, in short.

01Start

• Wherecoachmatechess.com/app, the iPhone and Android apps, or installed to a home screen. Works offline.
• Sign inEmail code, Google, or a class code. Signed out works too; everything stays on this device.
• SyncSigned in, notebooks and progress follow you across devices.
• Five placesTrain · Notebooks · Check · Challenge · You. Coaches also get Students.

02Game check

• Paste anythingA Chess.com or Lichess link, a username, the moves or a file.
• On your deviceThe computer runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
• You getAccuracy, a rating estimate, the key moments with the lesson, where you left theory.
• Save the fix＋ Add to my notebook turns a key moment into a line you drill.
• ShareImage cards, a GIF replay, a link, or send it to your coach.

03Train

• DrillLines come back on a schedule, move by move. Missed moves return sooner.
• PaceEasy 6 a day · Steady 15 · Intense no cap. Five drill actions keep your streak.
• PracticePlay a whole line against the app. When it ends, keep playing or add moves.
• PuzzlesMade from your own blunders and missed wins. Solve one and the follow-up plays out.
• Stuck?Hint lights the piece, Show me reveals it, 🙋 Ask my coach sends it.

04Sparring

• EndgamesPositions you reached, or ones from the masters. Win it, or hold it, against the computer.
• MiddlegamesEqual positions, tactical or positional. Pick a side and outplay the computer.
• From my gamesFetches your latest games itself. It asks your username once.
• From the mastersThe classics, grandmasters on Chess.com, top players and events on Lichess.

05Notebooks

• WhatLines (openings to learn) and games. One per opening, per season, per student.
• Add a line+ Line, then play or paste the moves. A Lichess study link becomes one line per chapter.
• Three modesBrowse the moves · Study adds who's ahead, notes and computer help · Edit changes the line.
• NotesUnder the moves, on any move, saved as you type. Right-drag draws an arrow.
• YoursExport, print, share as a link, merge, or send to a student, from ⚙.

06Games

• ImportBy Lichess or Chess.com username, or paste the moves. Re-importing refreshes, never duplicates.
• GradedEvery move is marked. Land on a flagged move for the lesson and the better move.
• ProgressMy report: record, rating per pool, accuracy, habits, and the openings that cost you most.

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07Coaches & students

• JoinStudents add a coach's email under Settings → Instructors, or join with a class code.
• Class codesFor kids: a code and a first name. No email, no password, no messaging.
• My studentsEvery student on one screen: what they know, last practice, last check-in, help requests.
• Check-insA student sends a game or a question. Your note lands on the move, in red. Tap Done.
• SendA notebook to a student in one tap. Their other games stay private.

08People & safety

• ProfileOpt in. Photo, name, a line, an @handle. Your page is coachmatechess.com/users/handle.
• Follow & chatSearch players and coaches, follow, message. Unfollowing ends the chat.
• NotificationsPhones: a game sent to you, a coach's note, a message. Browsers: badges and email.
• Stop messagesIn the chat, ⋯ → 🔇 Stop messages. Report a profile with the 🚩 flag; they are not told.
• Urgentchesslinebookteam@gmail.com. A human reads it.