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Changelog

Every move we've made.

New features, polish, and the small touches that make running a chess academy feel effortless. Shipped openly, named after the pieces that inspired them.

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v3.4
May 2026 · "Castle"

Multi-branch reporting for academies that scale.

  • New

    Multi-branch dashboard

    Roll up attendance, revenue, and student progress across every branch, with one-click drill-down into each location.

  • New

    Role-based access (RBAC)

    Owners, admins, head coaches and assistant coaches now have distinct permission sets. No more sharing the master login.

  • Improved

    Faster monthly reports

    Parent progress reports now generate in under 4 seconds for academies with 500+ students.

  • Fixed

    Timezone drift on recurring classes

    Classes scheduled across DST boundaries now stay locked to the academy's local time.

v3.3
April 2026 · "Knight"

Tournaments, simul exhibitions, and a new analysis board.

  • New

    Swiss & round-robin tournaments

    Run a full club tournament in three clicks, pairings, results, and live standings all included.

  • New

    Simul mode for coaches

    One coach, up to 30 boards, live evaluation overlays. Built for in-person and online sessions alike.

  • Improved

    Analysis board redesign

    Cleaner engine lines, better mobile gestures, and a sticky evaluation bar that doesn't jump on every move.

v3.2
March 2026 · "Bishop"

AI-graded homework lands in beta.

  • New

    AI puzzle grading (beta)

    Coaches can attach a puzzle pack to homework; ChessPlay grades attempts, flags weak themes, and writes a one-line summary per student.

  • Improved

    Lesson plan library

    1,200 ready-made lesson plans tagged by FIDE rating range, theme, and age group.

  • Performance

    30% faster page loads

    We trimmed our JavaScript bundle and switched to streaming SSR. Most pages now hit interactive in under one second.

v3.1
February 2026 · "Rook"

Reports parents actually screenshot.

  • Design

    Brand-new monthly report

    Rating curves, puzzle stats, attendance heatmaps, and personal coach notes, all in a beautifully laid-out PDF.

  • New

    Parent portal v2

    A single place for parents to see classes, homework, payments and reports, accessible by phone number too.

  • Fixed

    Email deliverability

    Renewal reminders no longer land in Gmail's Promotions tab for most domains.

v3.0
January 2026 · "Queen"

A complete redesign, and a faster, friendlier ChessPlay.

  • Design

    ChessPlay 3.0 redesign

    A warmer, more confident look across the entire product. Same data, friendlier home.

  • New

    WhatsApp automations

    Send class reminders, payment receipts, and progress nudges over WhatsApp, without leaving ChessPlay.

  • Improved

    Onboarding in under 10 minutes

    Import your students from a CSV, hook up Stripe, and you're live. White-glove migration is still free for 100+ student academies.

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