For parents of chess players
The chess club emails the parent, not the eight-year-old.
Rook Ready links a guardian to a player. The parent sees attendance, gets the tournament announcements, and can RSVP for events without their kid needing a login of their own.
Free for clubs up to 30 members. No credit card.
The kids-don't-have-email problem
A nine-year-old isn't checking their inbox.
Most club tools assume every member has their own email and answers their own RSVPs. That falls apart immediately for scholastic and youth chess clubs: the kid doesn't have an email, doesn't run a calendar, and isn't deciding whether they're going to the Saturday tournament.
Rook Ready models the relationship the way it actually works. The player is the member. The guardian is linked to the player, gets every email about them, sees the attendance record, and can answer for them. No second account for the kid, no parents-don't-know-it-happened.
How it works
What a guardian gets, automatically.
Announcements that name the kid
Every email mentions which player it's about, so a guardian with two kids in the program can tell at a glance.
Attendance visibility
The parent can see whether their kid was at this week's meeting without having to ask the coach.
Register your kids in one checkout
Have two or three kids in the event? Register each one and pay for all of them in a single checkout — their details carry through, so you're not re-typing a thing. Guide →
My Events — every kid, every club
One list of everything your kids are signed up for, across every club — not just your home club. Search it, filter it, and open any entry to that kid's games and standings.
Follow the tournament live
On tournament day, pairings, live standings, the wallchart, and the knockout bracket are on the parent's phone — no login, no asking the director who your kid plays next. Guide →
Message the director
A question about your kid's section or a bye? The director can message you about the entry and you can reply right back — a real two-way thread a guardian can handle for a younger player.
Say what your kid needs, once
Flag it at sign-up — a step-free table, a seat near the exit, a quiet spot, a large-print board. Every round, your kid is automatically seated at a table that works for them. You don't have to explain it at the door, and you don't have to explain it again after lunch.
For the coach
Linking a guardian takes one form field.
When you add a member you can attach a parent email and contact name. Done — the parent is wired in. Linking after the fact is the same: one screen, one form.
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Run your chess club so parents are in the loop without extra work.
Free for clubs up to 30 members. No credit card.