Pricing
Choose how you want to study.
One complete academy. Pay monthly, save with a year, or own lifetime access. No advertisements, no content tiers and no tricks.
Free tools
always
Unlimited practice, useful chess tools and enough guided study to understand how Strong Squares teaches.
- Unlimited puzzles and bot games
- Unlimited opening practice
- The first two units of every route
- Free account and cloud progress
Monthly membership
per month
The flexible way to unlock the entire academy. Cancel from your account whenever you like.
- The complete guided curriculum
- Every advanced course chapter
- Full adaptive review with Nimzo
- Cancel whenever you like
Annual membership
per year
The annual plan includes the complete academy at the confirmed launch price.
- Everything, fully unlocked
- All new content, all year
- Cloud sync across your devices
- Best price short of lifetime
Lifetime access
one payment
The founding price is $179. The later standard price will be $249, with no countdown or artificial urgency.
- Everything, unlocked forever
- All future content & updates
- Cloud sync across your devices
- No subscription, ever
Secure checkout is provided by Polar. Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled from your Strong Squares account.
One unlock
What Pro opens up
No good/better/best ladder of content. Every paid plan hands you the whole thing.
All 13 tracks, 5,000+ levels
Tactics, strategy, openings, endgames, calculation, structures, master games and more: every unit and every graded level, from raw beginner through advanced study.
41 opening repertoires
Drill a complete repertoire line by line, then spar the very same lines live against a bot that plays your opening back at you.
Nimzo’s guided study & adaptive review
A prescribed next lesson, changed-form recovery after mistakes, and scheduled review that brings important ideas back when recall matters.
Guided master games
Walk the immortal games move by move, with the plan explained at every turn: the games the world studies, studied properly.
Cloud sync, everywhere
Your course progress, scheduled reviews and reliable-knowledge evidence follow you across phone, tablet and desktop.
No ads. No noise. Ever.
A calm study room, not an arcade. You pay for the course, so nothing on the page is ever trying to sell you something else.
Schools, clubs & academies
Teaching a group? We offer special rates for schools and chess clubs: bulk seats under one roof, billed simply. Tell us your numbers and we'll put together a plan that fits.
Talk to us- Discounted bulk seats
- One invoice, easy renewals
- Coaches keep their own progress
- Clubs & scholastic programs welcome
Questions
The honest answers, up front.
Is there really a free version?
Yes. Puzzles, bot games and opening practice are unlimited. You can browse the complete course tree and study the first two units of every route. A free account keeps progress synced.
What does a paid plan unlock?
Every paid membership unlocks the complete guided curriculum, every advanced chapter and Nimzo’s full adaptive study and review path.
Will there be lifetime access?
Yes. Founding lifetime access is $179 and the later standard lifetime price will be $249. Lifetime access is a single payment, not a subscription.
Can I cancel or switch plans?
Yes. Open Billing from your account to cancel or manage a subscription. Cancellation keeps access through the paid billing period.
How are payments handled?
Polar provides secure checkout and acts as merchant of record. Strong Squares never stores your card details.
Do you offer rates for schools or clubs?
Yes: see the Schools, clubs & academies section above, or email us and we'll tailor a plan to your group's size.
Start with the board in front of you.
Try the free tools or enter the academy. Upgrade only when you are ready for the complete course.