ChessDesk
A coaching-business workspace built for independent chess coaches.
Manage student and school clients, lesson sessions, invoices, expenses, and business activity in one place. Record payments received elsewhere and see what remains outstanding.
A look inside ChessDesk.
Explore how ChessDesk brings business activity, client records, and invoice tracking together.
Business overview
Review revenue earned, payments received, unpaid invoices, expenses, net income, session activity, and upcoming lessons.
Students and schools
Keep student and school records together, with contact preferences, notification settings, upcoming sessions, and balances.
Invoices and payments
Track invoice due dates, paid and unpaid balances, and payments recorded outside ChessDesk.
From scattered to organized.
The coach is the system. Every update requires mental overhead to keep multiple tools synchronized.
- —Spreadsheet for student roster
- —Google Calendar for sessions
- —WhatsApp for parent communication
- —Email for formal updates
- —Chess.com / Lichess for games
- —Manual invoices (Word/PDF)
- —Banking app for payment tracking
- —Personal notes for expenses
- —Memory for everything else
Keep coaching records and business activity together. Payments are recorded after they happen elsewhere, and notification records do not send WhatsApp or email messages.
- →Student and school client records
- →Session scheduling and history
- →Invoice and external payment records
- →Expense recording
- →Business dashboard and activity
- →Notification records based on client preferences
One coherent flow.
ChessDesk is designed around how coaches actually work — not around accounting categories or CRM pipelines.
01
Add client
Student or school
02
Schedule
Set time and format
03
Complete session
Record status and duration
04
Create invoice
Set a due date
05
Record payment
Track external payment
06
Log expense
Category, date and amount
07
Review dashboard
See activity and finances
Built for how coaches work.
Every area of ChessDesk was designed around the real operational needs of an independent chess coach — not around generic business software templates.
Your business at a glance.
Review revenue invoiced, payments received, outstanding invoices, expenses, net income, session activity, and upcoming sessions. Switch between this month, the previous month, and all time.
Students and schools, organized.
Keep individual student and school records, including contact details, parent or school contacts, notification preferences, notes, and active status.
Sessions without the chaos.
Schedule lessons for a student or school, set online or in-person format and location, add notes, record duration, and update session status.
Invoice and track payments.
Create invoices for coaching work, set due dates, and record payment dates, methods, and references. Payments happen outside ChessDesk; the app tracks them.
Know your real margins.
Record business expenses by date, category, amount, and description. Expense totals are included in the dashboard’s business overview.
Keep client preferences on record.
Session changes can create notification records based on each client’s preferences. ChessDesk does not currently send WhatsApp or email messages.
Clear records for the work around each lesson.
ChessDesk brings everyday coaching operations into one place, with a clear view of what it records and where external services are still needed.
Coaching-business records
Manage student and school clients, lessons, invoices, and expenses in a workspace built for chess coaching.
Payments stay external
Record payments made through your existing payment method. ChessDesk does not collect or process money.
No message delivery
Session changes can create notification records according to client preferences. Email and WhatsApp delivery are not connected.
Business visibility
See recorded revenue, payments, unpaid invoices, expenses, and net income. It is an operational overview, not accounting or tax software.
See how ChessDesk supports the business around chess coaching.
ChessDesk is part of the day-to-day work of independent chess coaches. It brings client records, lessons, invoices, expenses, and business visibility together.
Open ChessDesk or contact Plynera with questions about the product and coach access.