ChessMood

What it is

A paid chess-education platform founded by GM Avetik Grigoryan. Members get 500+ hours of structured video courses (openings, middlegame, endgame, psychology) taught by a deep roster of GMs, weekly live events such as Openings in Practice and Play vs Grandmaster, plus a moderated forum and a Pro-members Discord. English-language, $99/month Essential or $129/month Pro, dropping to $79 / $99 on the annual plan as of 2026.

Review

ChessMood is the most production-grade chess academy in English outside of Chessable's course model. Founded by GM Avetik Grigoryan, it bundles a 500+ hour course library with weekly live events and a forum - roughly the shape of Chess Dojo, but with the centre of gravity on recorded content rather than Discord culture.

What it does best is opening preparation. The repertoire courses (Caro-Kann, Sicilian Najdorf, London, etc.) are rating-band aware and linked to weekly "Openings in Practice" sessions where members see their lines played at speed by a GM. That loop - study, then watch it used, then play it - is the legitimate improvement engine here.

At $99/month Essential, this is a premium tier. Players who won't treat it as a serious commitment get less value than the price implies. For a 1400-1900 player who wants a graded opening repertoire and a weekly training rhythm without the Discord social tax, this is the strongest option in English.