About This Site
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ChessCourseFinder helps adult chess improvers work out which course to buy, or whether to buy one at all. It compares courses and platforms across sellers by rating band, opening, skill, available time and price, and every price carries the date it was checked.
ChessCourseFinder is operated by Unbounded Frontier LLC.
Why this site exists
Chess courses are expensive and hard to compare, and much of what is written about them comes from the people selling them or earning a commission on them. Most sellers only compare their own catalogues, and many review pages show old prices or no downsides. We built one place to compare across sellers, with dated prices, published refund terms, and free options listed alongside paid ones.
What we do not claim
We would rather tell you the limits of this site than have you find them later.
- Nobody here has taken these courses. At the moment our pages are written from sellers' published pages, course descriptions, pricing, refund terms and attributed third-party reviews. Each review and comparison says so in a "Test depth" line near the top.
- We have no titled reviewer. No grandmaster, master or certified coach writes or checks these pages, and we do not state a rating for the people who work on the site. Where a page gives chess-study advice, it reflects widely shared coaching practice or a cited source.
- We do not publish rating-gain promises. We have no measured data on how much any course improves anyone. Sellers' claims are reported as their claims.
- We do not assign scores or star ratings, because we have not earned them. Our verdicts are judgments about fit and value on the published evidence.
If that changes, for example if we start testing courses directly, the affected pages will say exactly what was done. Our review method sets out the labels we use.
How the site could make money
ChessCourseFinder has not joined any affiliate program, so links here earn nothing today. If a program approves the site later, we could receive a commission on purchases made through those links, at no extra cost to you. The affiliate disclosure has the details, including which programs are involved and how we handle sellers with no program. A commission never buys a recommendation, and we will send you to a free resource when that is the honest answer. Free chess training resources has a whole section for this.
Getting something corrected
Prices and terms change, and we will sometimes get things wrong. If you spot an error, tell us. Fixes are recorded on our corrections and updates page.
If you are trying to choose a course right now, start with the chess course finder or the home page.