Frequently asked questions
A chess piece next to the profile picture indicates the highest exam a user has passed. If you haven't passed an exam yet, there's no chess piece next to your avatar. If you have passed the Pawn Exam, a pawn will appear next to your profile picture. Passed the Bishop Exam? Then there is a bishop next to the picture.
This FAQ relates to individual (private) accounts. For users with a student account, see Why is it that my student doesn't have full funcitonality?
When you created your account, you had the option to use the Beginner mode. If you have chosen the Beginner mode, the website is simplified and not all features are displayed.
Simplified mode (limited features):
Regular mode (all features):
To disable the simplified mode and activate all functions, go to My Account – User Interface and uncheck the box for the Beginner mode:
Note:
If you have a student account (created by a coach), you cannot change this setting yourself. Ask your coach to change your settings.
For coaches:
The extensive coaching and student management features are only available to users who have indicatedin their account settings that they are coaches. Go to My Account - User interface to set up a coach profile.
Click on the arrow in the top right of your screen (next to your empty profile picture):
Go to My account. Below the heading Avatar, you can upload images to use as your profile picture, or choose one of the premade avatars.
If you have registered via www.chessity.com, the default language is English. Click on the arrow in the top right of your screen (next to your profile picture) and go to My account.
Under the heading User interface, choose the language you want to use. Don’t forget to save your settings.
Yes, that is possible. To the top left of the chess board, you see a cog icon.
If you click on that, you see a number of buttons with which you can change the settings of the chess board:
With the Coords button, you can display the coordinates. By clicking on the button once more, you can hide the coordinates again.
Click on close to hide the options.
With this button, you can give someone else access to your Chessity account. By authorizing someone else, you give that user the same rights to your account that you have. This function is especially handy for chess coaches who are working at multiple schools or at different chess clubs. The coach can now log in to his own account, but has access to all the group accounts that he or she uses.
Granting and withdrawing access
To grant someone else access to your account, you enter the name of the account that you want to authorize. Click on he + to confirm.
Your account is now linked and added to the overview of accounts that you have authorized. On this page, you can withdraw your authorization any time you want.
Switching between accounts
As soon as your account is linked to another account, in your personal menu, the following menu item appears: Switch account. You can use this option to switch between accounts.
Multiple teachers/trainers at a school/chess club?
Schools and chess academies often have multiple teachers using Chessity for teaching different groups of children. Although you could use this feature in such a situation, it's not the most convenient. Most teachers and trainers like to see only their 'own' children and not all the children of a school or club.
To have several teachers or trainers from one school or club work together, use the special coaching tool Coach Manager:
You can use this to switch between different accounts to which you have access. The menu item is only visible when you have been authorized to use another person’s account.
Is your level too difficult or too easy? Then you can adjust your level. Here's how:
Step 1:
Go to Account Settings (via your icon at the top right of your screen)
Step 2:
Under 'Learning Settings' change 'Current level' to the desired level and save the change.
Step 3:
Play chess, good luck!
Consistency is the way to progress in chess. To help you build a good learning habit, we measure your daily activity:
The circle is complete when you have reached your daily goal. By default, you have a daily star goal of 5 stars and an exercise goal of 10 exercises. Do you have bigger learning ambitions? Then you can adjust your daily goal. Here's how:
Step 1: Go to your account settings
Step 2: Change your star goal and/or exercise goal in your learning settings and save
Step 3: On to your daily goal! Good luck
