I built ChessBooker to stop scheduling chess lessons over DMs and back-and-forth

Hey Indie Hackers 👋

I’m Miguel, a solo founder and chess player.

I built ChessBooker after looking for my first chess coach and realizing how painful scheduling lessons was. Everything happened over DMs or email — long back-and-forth threads, time zone confusion, and waiting just to confirm a time.

ChessBooker is a simple booking page built specifically for chess coaches:

• Coaches set availability and lesson length once

• Students book instantly via a link (no DMs, no waiting)

• Calendar events and meeting links are created automatically

• Past lessons stay organized in one place

I’m currently running a free pilot and building this in public. I’m not trying to scale fast — I’m trying to learn.

I’d really love feedback on:

• Is this a real problem worth solving in a niche like chess coaching?

• What would make this a no-brainer for coaches?

• Anything that feels unclear or unnecessary?

Product page: https://www.chessbooker.com

Thanks for reading — happy to answer questions or share more about the build.