Classroom
Formerly known as 'Live Analysis Board,' Classroom offers a wealth of new features and enhanced functionality. Discover here how to make the most of it!
To go to Classroom, hover over 'Learn' from the left-side menu of any Chess.com page and select 'Classroom' from the appearing options:
Here you can either create a new room or join an existing one by entering the room ID provided by your coach.
How to add participants to your classroom
Basic users can create a classroom with up to one participant, while Premium members can enjoy unlimited participant access.
After creating a room, you'll find the options to add participants at the bottom of the right-side menu:
Toggle 'Open Enrollment' to allow anyone with your Room ID to join. Your Room ID can be found in the URL of your browser once the room is created. If 'Open Enrollment' is toggled off, participants will need individual invitations to join.
You can also enter a username in the search bar to send an invitation to a specific user.
The chain link icon will copy the room link to your clipboard for easy sharing.
How to add games to your classroom
Once you've added participants, you can add games to be analyzed in your room. Here's a breakdown of the options available for adding games:
Setting
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Make Moves | You can simply move pieces on the board as if playing a game to get to any position you want. The computer evaluation on the left will update for each move! |
Set Up Position | You can freely move pieces across the board or remove them by dragging them off to the right. Customize the board by adding, relocating, or deleting pieces to your liking:
Below the pieces menu, you have the option to select whose turn it is in the drop-down, you can also flip the board, reset the board to the starting position, or trash all the pieces and get an empty board.
The O-O and O-O-O check-boxes let the computer know if white and black have the right to castle or not. A check in the box means yes, they can castle this way.
Below castling are text boxes for FEN and PGN to be pasted into. After pasting, click 'Load' to load the position. |
Load From Library | You can analyze any game saved in your library. To add multiple collections, check the box next to them, or select individual games from the drop-down menu and click 'Load'
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Load From Archive | Analyze games you have played and are saved in your archive. Use the filters to search for games by opponent, result, or game type.
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Import Study | Paste your study here and click 'Load' to start the analysis:
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Load From FEN/PGN(s) | You can use the text box to paste the FEN/PGN of any game you want to analyze in your classroom.
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Check out this article for more information on FEN and PGN:
How to start your class
Once the games are added, you can play through them for your audience! Here's an overview of the tabs in your classroom window and their features:
Tab
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Analysis | This feature shows the computer analysis of the game you are currently viewing:
Use the toggles below the 'Analysis' tab to enable or disable the computer evaluation and computer lines. Clicking on the three dots will open a pop-up menu where you can choose to enable or disable notations and the 'Only Coach' setting.
Enabling the 'Only Coach' setting will apply the settings only to your screen (the coach's screen). For example, if 'Only Coach' is on and 'Evaluation' is enabled, the evaluation bar will be visible only to the coach.
Clicking the cog wheel icon on the far right side allows you to select the engine, set the engine depth, and choose the number of lines for your analysis. |
Games | If you have loaded multiple games, you can see the currently open game highlighted in the 'Games' tab. From this menu, you can also add more games:
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Explore | This tab lets you view moves made by chess masters and the outcomes of their games from any position. You can also explore specific players to find winning moves from your own games:
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How to manage your classroom
Room
Click the clock icon to show the current time, room time, set up a timer, or start the stopwatch.
Use the camera and speaker icons to stop your own video or mute your mic.
The 'Collapse' icon will hide this menu to give more room to analyze the game currently being viewed.
The 'Chat' icon will show you the chat window where your participants can interact.
Use the 'Manage' drop-down menu to disable all participants' video or audio, mute all chat, or remove all participants from the room.
Participants
Click on the 'Participants' icon to see a list of the participants in your room.
If the participant has their camera on, click the camera icon next to their name to disable it.
If the participant has their mic on, click the speaker icon next to their name to mute them.
Click on the three dots to allow the participant to play as White or Black, give them full control or remove it, kick them out of your classroom, or load their games.
Resources
Watch NM Sam Copeland explain how to use our Classrooms feature: