Chessly review
A course-led chess learning membership with drills, quizzes, studies, and progress tools.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
Chessly is an online chess-learning service built around courses by Levy Rozman, known as GothamChess. Its membership provides access to more than 70 opening and skills courses for new and improving players, with material organized by skill level and game stage. Topics include openings, tactics, middlegame, and endgame. That structure makes Chessly a fit for solo learners who want a substantial course library with practice activities alongside lessons, rather than a tool focused only on playing games.
The course format is the main reason to consider Chessly. Courses include tactics drills, quizzes, studies, an analysis board, and a progress tracker, while the membership also includes Chess AI feature Levi. XP gains, achievements, and leaderboards add a way to track activity. These elements keep the offering centered on guided learning and practice; learners looking primarily for standalone puzzle training or a broad chess-playing platform may prefer a product built around those activities instead.
Chessly is delivered through the web and is presented as a yearly membership. Its official site advertises a seven-day money-back guarantee. The listed membership combines the full course catalog with the practice and progress features, so it may suit players who want several stages of chess improvement in one course-led service. Learners who prefer mobile apps, a wider platform ecosystem, or a narrow specialist tool should weigh that focus before choosing it. Overall, Chessly is most appropriate for learners who value a large, structured paid course catalog and supporting study tools.
Questions about Chessly
What does Chessly run on? Web. It runs in the cloud.
Does Chessly offer a money-back guarantee? Yes: 7 days.
Who is Chessly built for? Solo users (our editorial estimate).
Chessly pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Membership includes access to 70+ courses organized by skill level and game stage
- Courses combine tactics drills, quizzes, studies, an analysis board, and progress tracking
- Levi AI, XP gains, achievements, and leaderboards add practice and progress features
- Where it doesn't
- The listed learning tools are tied to course-based study rather than a broad app ecosystem
- The experience is centered on Levy Rozman’s course catalog and Chessly’s own tools
- The listed platform is web, so it may not suit learners seeking a different platform
Chessly fact sheet, pricing and score →
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