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For titled players & coaches

You already know the plans.
Now your students can drill them.

BirdChess plays the book moves, explains the idea at every branch, then grades your students' decisions — even off-book — until the plans stick. And when they subscribe with your code, you earn 25% of what they pay.

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THE FRENCH DEFENSE · STUDENT PLAYS WHITE

1. e4 e6   2. d4 d5   3. e5

GRANDMASTER PLAN

Advance with 3.e5 to claim space — then support d4 and build on the kingside.

The question you're already asking

Why not just chess.com or lichess?

Explorers and puzzle sets are where your students already are. Three things they can't do there:

Get the plan, not the percentage

There
The explorer says 3.e5 scores 52% over 80,000 games. Why it's good — and what to do next — is your student's problem.

Here
The coach plays the line, explains the idea at every branch, then hands over the position and grades what they do with it.

Stay graded off-book

There
Repertoire tools drill one move order. The first unexpected reply and the script ends — feedback arrives after the game, if at all.

Here
Off-book moves get a verdict mid-drill: the idea, the score, and the punishment line played out when it's wrong.

Pin a bot to your repertoire

There
Bots play whatever they like. You can't make one defend the French all evening at your student's level.

Here
Pick the opening and the strength — from Pigeon (~600) to Eagle (~2000). The bird stays in book, and every move gets assessed.

Counter Lab — nothing like it anywhere

An opponent that cheats on purpose

Every opening has known slips — the natural-looking moves that quietly lose. Counter Lab plays the opening correctly… until it doesn't. Nobody tells you when.

  • Learn its tricks. A guided lesson walks the line and stops at every trap: see the slip, play the punishment.
  • Then face it live. The slip comes without warning, mid-line.
  • Spot it. Punish it. Engine-verified refutations, graded move by move — near-misses count.
Enter the lab

The referral program

What you teach, they practice — and you get paid

One vanity code. Your students get structured practice between lessons; you get a recurring share of every subscription you bring in.

25%of what your students pay, for their first 12 months — 30% for founding partners.
15% offfor every student who joins with your code, for their first 12 months.
Free Profor you, at no cost, for as long as you're an active partner.
Monthlypayouts once you've accrued $50. Commission accrues on paid invoices only.

At the standard 25% rate, after your students' 15% discount (students pay $7/mo or $49/yr):

  • One monthly student → ≈ $1.49/month to you, ≈ $17.85 over their first year.
  • One yearly student → ≈ $10.41 to you in one accrual.
  • A 20-student club → ≈ $200–350 over the year — for sharing one code.
Apply for a partner code

Commission accrues only on invoices your students actually pay, and refunds net it down — no gaming, no surprises.

Your students' sparring partners

Five birds, ~600 to ~2000

Assign the opening, pick the strength, and let them prove the plan over the board.

Pigeon, the gentlest opponentPigeon~600
LarkLark~1000
RavenRaven~1400
Eagle, the strongest birdEagle~2000
RookRookThe board awaits

Bring your students. Keep the plans yours.

Try the trainer yourself first — one free opening to train every day, no card required.

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