San Francisco is the financial and cultural capital of North California. It also has a thriving chess culture with weekly chess tournaments and numerous recreational chess players. Chess is a game where one must play with purpose and if you do not know the fundamentals, have a basic opening repertoire and know even superficial plans your improvement will be curtailed, and you won’t be able to enjoy the game of chess with all its wonderful nuances. ChessED Academy is an online first academy that teaches people precisely this. We offer courses specific to each part of the game in a highly engaging, interactive and fun setting with either groups of people or chess private sessions. We provide online chess lessons for kids and adults .Our students can be simply hobbyists who take our courses just to beat their friends for bragging rights or genuine chess enthusiasts who appreciate the game and delve into its intricacies and mysteries from the comfort of their home.