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Chess coaching for every level

Train smarter.
Think deeper.
Play better.

From your very first games to your next rating goal, I'll give you a clear, structured path built on calculation, endgames, and a system that actually sticks.

FIDE 1964
Rated coach
All ages
Kids & adults
0 → 1500
Beginner to club level
Tom Dittrich, FIDE-rated coach and founder of The Chess Workshop
1964
FIDE rated
Structured group coaching · FIDE-rated

Stop guessing at the board. Start improving on purpose.

Most players hit a wall because they're collecting random tips instead of building real understanding. The Chess Workshop gives you a clear, structured path — in a small group, led by a FIDE-rated coach — so your rating climbs and your blunders shrink.

Founding cohorts · capped at 10 players · enrolling now
Why most players stay stuck

You've done the puzzles. Your rating still won't move.

It's not your fault — and it's not about talent. Most improving players are stuck for three reasons.

01

They memorize instead of understand

Openings twenty moves deep that fall apart the second an opponent plays something "wrong."

02

They study randomly

A tactic here, an opening there — no order, no plan. So nothing compounds and progress stalls.

03

They get no feedback

Nobody tells them why they lost, so the same mistakes quietly repeat for years.

Improvement isn't about consuming more. It's about learning the right things, in the right order — with someone who can see what you can't.

The method

The same foundation, at every level.

This is the system that took me from frustrated to confident at the board — and it's what every cohort is built on. Three pillars, in the right order.

i.

Calculation

Clarity, calmness, and control at the board. Not twenty moves deep — just a thinking process you can trust under pressure. Stop playing on hope and start playing on sight.

ii.

Endgames

The knowledge that never goes out of date. Understanding, not memorizing — and it quietly improves every other phase of your game. Win positions you used to draw.

iii.

Structure

A clear, step-by-step path. No jumping between random topics. You always know what you're working on and why — so every week builds on the last.

Understanding over memorization. A real system, not a pile of tips.

Find your starting line

Six weeks. Ten players. Real feedback.

Live cohorts capped at ten, so you're never just a name in a crowd. A clear weekly plan, homework with feedback, and a group at exactly your level.

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From Zero to 600

Rated 0–600 · total beginners welcome
Walk in unsure of the rules. Walk out confidently playing full games — and winning them on purpose.
  • Go from shaky on the rules to playing complete games with a plan
  • Win material on purpose with the tactics that decide games
  • Stop blundering pieces and losing games you were winning
  • Build habits that keep improving you long after week six
  • Never get stuck — weekly feedback and a group chat to ask anything
$149/ 6-week cohort$197
Founding rate — this cohort only
Tuesdays · 6:30 PM EST
First session Tuesday, July 14 · enrollment closes July 10 · 10 seats only
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No experience needed — everyone starts exactly where you are.

Breaking 1000

Rated 400–1000 · you know the basics
Break through the wall that's kept you stuck — and finally see your rating climb past 1000.
  • Spot and land the tactics that win games at your level
  • Convert winning positions instead of letting them slip away
  • Open every game with a simple plan, not guesswork
  • Punish the mistakes your opponents make again and again
  • Understand your own losses in live game reviews — bring your games
$199/ 6-week cohort$247
Founding rate — this cohort only
Thursdays · 6:30 PM EST
First session Thursday, July 16 · enrollment closes July 10 · 10 seats only
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For players who can already play — let's get you climbing again.
Everything every cohort includes

Most players stitch this together from scattered courses.

Both cohorts include the same complete system — in the right order, in one program.

6 weeks of live coaching with a FIDE-rated coach
worth $300
A structured, step-by-step improvement system
worth $150
Weekly homework with personal feedback
worth $120
Private Discord community + weekly puzzles
worth $90
Every session recorded to rewatch anytime
worth $60
Live reviews of your own games
priceless
Total real value
$720+
From Zero to 600
$149 $197
Breaking 1000
$199 $247
Founding rates — less than a single private lesson, for six weeks of structured coaching.
How the cohorts work

Structured, supported, and 100% online.

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10 players max

Never just a name in a crowd.

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6 weeks

One live session a week, plus practice with feedback.

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100% online

Join from anywhere. Every session recorded.

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FIDE coach

A real, structured system — not scattered tips.

Everything happens live over Zoom, with course materials, weekly puzzles, and a group chat in a private Discord — so you're supported between sessions, not just during them.

Ten seats. That's it.

Small groups are the whole point — everyone gets attention, and everyone gets feedback. When the ten seats are gone, enrollment closes until the next round, and founding prices won't be back. Enrollment closes July 10.

Your next rating jump starts here.

Pick the cohort that fits your level, reserve one of the ten seats, and let's build the understanding that actually moves your rating — on purpose, in the right order, together.

Try the first session risk-free — full refund within 48 hours if it's not for you.