Your child learns chess from a real coach.
Joyful weekly lessons that quietly build focus, logic and confidence — taught by an experienced coach in groups of five or less. No app babysitting. A real teacher who knows your child's name.
Skills that follow them off the board
Chess is a playground for the mind. Each lesson grows real abilities your child uses at school and at home.
Focus
Sitting with one problem, thinking it through, and not giving up — attention that transfers to homework.
Logic
If I do this, what happens next? Cause-and-effect reasoning that makes maths and science click.
Patience
Slowing down before moving. Chess gently teaches that the best answer is worth the wait.
Planning
Thinking two or three moves ahead — building a plan and adapting when things change.
Confidence
Winning gracefully, losing bravely, and learning that effort beats talent. Real self-belief.
Social skills
Friendly small groups: taking turns, encouraging others, and making friends who love the same thing.
Why a live coach beats a self-paced app
Apps are great for solo puzzles. But a child learns fastest when a caring human notices, explains and cheers them on.
White Knight AcademyA real coach, live
- Spots mistakes a child can't see themselves
- Lessons paced to your child, not an algorithm
- Real encouragement and accountability each week
- Friends in a small group — social, not solo
- Progress a parent can actually see and trust
Alone with a screen
- Repeats the same mistakes unnoticed
- No one to explain the "why" behind a move
- Motivation fades once the novelty wears off
- More screen time, on their own
- Hard to know if they're really improving
How it works
From hello to first lesson in days — not weeks.
Start for €5
Start with a weekly lesson for €5 the first month, then the normal weekly price. Tell us your child's age and experience.
Matched to a coach
We place your child with the right coach and a small group at their level — max five.
Weekly live lessons
Join fun live lessons each week, plus bite-size homework puzzles on Chess.com or Lichess.
Track progress
Watch their rating and skills climb in your parent dashboard, with notes from the coach.
Our online chess lessons
Find the right fit — from complete beginners to free self-study.
Meet the coaches
Grandmasters, masters and brilliant teachers — patient, vetted, and genuinely great with kids.
Our students
Real young players making real progress — shared with their parents’ kind permission.
Peek inside a real lesson
Two minutes of a live small-group class — laughter, lightbulb moments and a checkmate or two.
Children who climb, term after term
A typical student's rating over one 12-week term — and the skills growing underneath it.
* Illustrative. Games-analysed and puzzles-solved are real platform totals.
Loved by families
Start for €5. Stay because they love it.
New here? Get your first weekly lesson month for €5, then the normal weekly price — Cancel anytime · no contracts.
- ✓Weekly small-group lesson (max 5)
- ✓Homework puzzles each week
- ✓Parent progress dashboard
- ✓Two small-group lessons (max 5)
- ✓Personal puzzle plan & reviews
- ✓Monthly coach progress note
- ✓Best balance of price & pace
- ✓Three lessons — fastest progress
- ✓Option to add 1-on-1 sessions
- ✓Tournament prep & game reviews
- ✓Priority coach matching
Prefer to train on your own? €19/mo
Self-study analytics — deep game reports, opponent prep and an AI assistant — without a live coach. Add weekly coaching whenever you're ready; your Pro features stay included.
Prices in EUR · 1-on-1 coaching available on request
Your child's safety comes first
We build every lesson around child online-safety best practice — so you can relax while they learn.
Read our safeguarding policyVetted coaches
Every coach is background-checked and child-safety trained.
Parental consent
Parents set up the account and can join any lesson.
GDPR compliant
Your family’s data is protected and never sold. Full stop.
Safe lesson rooms
Private, moderated video rooms — no strangers, ever.