Terms & Conditions – Journey to Grandmaster

Last Updated: March 26th, 2026

Summary of Key Terms

✔One-Time Purchase + Lifetime Access (Blueprints & Courses) – The 1000 ELO Complete Blueprint, From 1000 to 1500 ELO Complete Blueprint, Opening Mastery, and Calculation Course are sold as one-time purchases with lifetime access to the purchased program content, subject to a minimum 5-year availability guarantee from the purchase date.

✔Optional Academy Subscription Offers – Certain eligible purchases may include the option to activate Academy live coaching on promotional terms shown on the relevant checkout or upsell page. Offers may include a free first month, a free 7-day trial, or other promotional access terms. After the applicable promotional period, Academy continues on the subscription basis shown at checkout unless canceled before the next renewal.

✔Cancel Anytime (Academy) – You can cancel an Academy subscription anytime by emailing support@journeytograndmaster.com. Cancellation stops future renewals. Access continues until the end of the current billing period or promotional period already started.

✔Statutory Consumer Withdrawal Rights – If mandatory consumer law gives you a right to withdraw or cancel, nothing in these Terms limits that right. Details are in Section 4.

✔Voluntary 14-Day Money-Back Guarantee (Courses) – In addition to any mandatory legal rights, all paid courses and programs except the PGN file add-on include a voluntary 14-day money-back guarantee. Details are in Section 5.

✔Calculation Course Community Support – The Calculation Course includes community support as described on the relevant sales or checkout page. This is separate from Academy.

✔Academy = Priority Support – Academy includes live coaching features while active, including priority support. Academy support is separate from any course-specific support included with a one-time purchase.

✔Calculation Course: 30-Day Win Your Money Back Challenge – In addition to the voluntary 14-day money-back guarantee, the Calculation Course includes a separate 30-Day Win Your Money Back Challenge. Eligible customers who complete the challenge earn the full purchase amount back as credit toward a future Journey to Grandmaster training. Details are in Section 5.2.

✔PGN File Add-On – The PGN file add-on is digital content made available immediately after purchase. It does not include the voluntary 14-day money-back guarantee. Any statutory rights remain subject to applicable mandatory law and the digital-content rules described in Section 4.

✔Free 1-on-1 Lesson (Promotional Academy Bonus) – Certain Academy signup offers may include one complimentary 1-on-1 lesson. Eligibility, timing, and booking rules depend on the specific offer shown on the relevant checkout or upsell page. For the Calculation Course Academy offer, the complimentary 1-on-1 lesson is available in the first paid month of Academy and is not provided during the free 7-day trial.

✔Free Resources = Agreement to Receive Emails – If you sign up for a free resource (including the Pre-Game Checklist or 30-Day Training Plan), you agree to receive emails from Journey to Grandmaster. You can unsubscribe anytime.

✔No Account Sharing – Unauthorized sharing of course, community, or Academy access may lead to suspension or termination without refund.

Nothing in these Terms limits any mandatory consumer rights under applicable law.

1. General Terms

These Terms apply to all products and services offered by Journey to Grandmaster, including:

1000 ELO Complete Blueprint (one-time purchase)
From 1000 to 1500 ELO Complete Blueprint (one-time purchase)
Opening Mastery (one-time purchase)
Calculation Course (one-time purchase)
PGN file add-on (digital add-on)
Academy Live Coaching (optional subscription)
Pre-Game Checklist (free resource)
30-Day Training Plan (free resource / free course)

By using this website or purchasing any product, you agree to these Terms & Conditions and our Privacy Policy.

2. One-Time Purchase Programs

2.1 Included Products

One-time purchase programs include:

1000 ELO Complete Blueprint
From 1000 to 1500 ELO Complete Blueprint
Opening Mastery
Calculation Course

2.2 Access & Lifetime Policy

One-time purchases include “lifetime access” to the purchased program content.

Lifetime access guarantee: We guarantee at least 5 years of availability from your purchase date. Continued access may remain available beyond 5 years as long as the platform remains operational.

2.3 Course-Specific Support Features

Certain one-time purchase programs may include support, community, or bonus features if expressly stated on the relevant sales page, checkout page, or post-purchase page.

Calculation Course: Calculation Course includes community support as described on the relevant sales or checkout page. This course-specific community support is separate from Academy and does not by itself start an Academy subscription.

2.4 Optional Academy Promotional Offers

Certain eligible purchases may include the option to activate Academy live coaching on promotional terms shown on the relevant checkout or upsell page.

Optional activation: If you do not activate Academy, no Academy subscription is started.
Promotional terms vary by offer: Eligible offers may include a free first month, a free 7-day trial, or other promotional access terms as stated on the relevant page.
Continuation after promotional period: Unless otherwise stated on the relevant offer page, Academy continues on the subscription basis shown at checkout unless canceled before the next renewal.

2.5 Immediate Access / Digital Supply

By purchasing a digital product and requesting immediate access, you expressly request immediate supply of digital content or digital services. Access may begin immediately after purchase.

3. Academy Live Coaching (Optional Subscription)

3.1 What Academy Includes

Academy may include live lessons, lesson replays/recordings, and priority support while your Academy subscription is active.

3.2 Academy Subscription Terms

Academy may be offered on a monthly or annual subscription basis. The applicable billing interval, renewal terms, and any promotional terms are shown on the relevant checkout or upsell page.

3.3 Renewal & Cancellation

You can cancel an Academy subscription anytime by emailing support@journeytograndmaster.com. Cancellation stops future renewals. Access continues until the end of the current billing period or promotional period already started.

If you cancel during a free trial or free month, your access continues until the end of that promotional period and you will not be charged for the next billing cycle, unless the relevant offer page clearly states otherwise.

3.4 Academy Access vs. Course Access

Canceling Academy ends access to Academy-only features at the end of your current billing period, including live lessons, new lesson replays/recordings made available through Academy, and Academy priority support.

Canceling Academy does not remove your separately purchased one-time course access.

Any course-specific support or community feature included with a one-time purchase remains governed by the terms of that course offer, unless the relevant page clearly states that the feature is Academy-only.

3.5 Promotional 1-on-1 Lesson Offers

Certain Academy signup offers may include one complimentary 1-on-1 lesson, subject to the specific promotional terms shown on the relevant checkout or upsell page.

Calculation Course Academy offer: The complimentary 1-on-1 lesson is available in the first paid month of Academy and is not provided during the free 7-day trial.
Scheduling: Any complimentary 1-on-1 lesson is scheduled based on availability. Booking instructions are provided to eligible customers.
Limit: Unless otherwise stated, complimentary 1-on-1 lesson offers are limited to one per eligible customer/subscription account for the relevant promotional offer.

4. Statutory Consumer Withdrawal Rights

4.1 Mandatory Rights Not Limited

If you are a consumer, any mandatory statutory withdrawal or cancellation rights that apply to your purchase remain unaffected by these Terms.

4.2 Standard 14-Day Withdrawal Right for Distance Contracts

If mandatory law gives you a right to withdraw from a contract concluded online or otherwise at a distance, you may withdraw within 14 days without giving a reason, unless an exception applies under mandatory law.

The withdrawal period begins on the date the contract is concluded, unless mandatory law provides otherwise for the specific product or service.

4.3 How to Exercise Withdrawal

To exercise a statutory withdrawal right, you must send us a clear statement of your decision to withdraw before the applicable withdrawal period expires.

You can do this by email at support@journeytograndmaster.com. You may use the sample withdrawal form in Section 4.6, but you do not have to use that form.

4.4 Effects of Withdrawal

If you validly exercise a statutory withdrawal right, we will reimburse payments due for the withdrawn contract without undue delay and, in any event, within the time required by applicable law.

We may use the same payment method used for the original transaction unless you expressly agree otherwise.

If access to the withdrawn product has already been granted, we may disable that access after a valid withdrawal.

4.5 Digital Content / Immediate Supply

For digital content or digital services supplied immediately after purchase, your statutory withdrawal right may expire once supply begins only if and to the extent permitted by applicable law, and only after you have:

expressly requested or consented to immediate supply before the end of the withdrawal period, and
acknowledged that you thereby lose your withdrawal right once supply begins, where such acknowledgment is required by law.

Where mandatory law does not allow the withdrawal right to be excluded or shortened, your statutory rights remain unaffected.

4.6 Sample Withdrawal Form

If you want to withdraw from a contract, you may send the following information to support@journeytograndmaster.com:

Subject: Withdrawal from Contract
Statement: I hereby withdraw from the contract for my purchase of the following product/service: [insert product/service]
Ordered on: [insert date]
Name: [insert full name]
Email used for purchase: [insert email]
Address: [insert address, if desired]
Date: [insert date]

5. Voluntary Refund Policy & Course Guarantee

5.1 Voluntary 14-Day Money-Back Guarantee (Paid Courses & Programs Except PGN Add-On)

In addition to any mandatory statutory rights, we offer a voluntary 14-day money-back guarantee for the following paid courses and programs:

1000 ELO Complete Blueprint
From 1000 to 1500 ELO Complete Blueprint
Opening Mastery
Calculation Course

To request a refund under this voluntary guarantee, email support@journeytograndmaster.com within 14 days of purchase.

This voluntary guarantee is separate from, and does not replace or limit, any mandatory statutory withdrawal or consumer rights you may have.

5.2 Calculation Course – 30-Day Win Your Money Back Challenge

In addition to the voluntary 14-day money-back guarantee in Section 5.1, the Calculation Course includes a separate 30-Day Win Your Money Back Challenge.

Eligible customers who complete the challenge may earn the full Calculation Course purchase amount back as credit toward their next Journey to Grandmaster training.

Challenge conditions: To qualify, you must complete all of the following within 30 days of purchase:

Complete at least 1 full level of the Calculation Course. Only the first level you choose counts for challenge completion.
Solve 150 Lichess puzzles total.
Solve puzzles on at least 20 separate days.
Play 15 practical rapid games.
Post 2 progress updates per week for 4 weeks in the community (total: 8 posts).
Submit 1 short video testimonial at the end of the challenge period.

Challenge reward: If you complete the challenge requirements, you earn your full Calculation Course purchase amount back as credit toward your next Journey to Grandmaster training.

Separate from refunds: The challenge reward is separate from, and does not replace, the statutory rights in Section 4 or the voluntary 14-day money-back guarantee in Section 5.1.

5.3 PGN File Add-On

The PGN file add-on is digital content made available immediately after purchase.

The PGN file add-on does not include the voluntary 14-day money-back guarantee in Section 5.1.

Any statutory withdrawal rights for the PGN file add-on remain subject to Section 4 and applicable mandatory law.

5.4 Academy Subscription Charges

Academy is optional and can be canceled anytime according to Section 3 in order to stop future renewals.

Nothing in this Section limits any mandatory statutory withdrawal or consumer rights that may apply to an Academy subscription under applicable law.

6. Free Resources (Email Sign-Up)

6.1 Included Free Resources

We may offer free resources that require an email sign-up, including:

Pre-Game Checklist (free lead magnet)
30-Day Training Plan (free resource / free course)

6.2 Email Consent

By signing up for a free resource, you agree to receive emails from Journey to Grandmaster (such as resource delivery, reminders, training emails, and occasional product updates).

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email.

7. Intellectual Property

All content belongs to Journey to Grandmaster. Redistribution, resale, copying, recording, reposting, or unauthorized sharing is prohibited.

7.1 Account Sharing

Sharing accounts or providing unauthorized third-party access to courses, community spaces, downloads, or Academy may lead to suspension or termination of access without refund.

8. Privacy & Data

Your data is handled according to our Privacy Policy. Payments are processed securely by third-party providers; payment card data is not stored by Journey to Grandmaster.

9. Liability & Disclaimers

No guarantee of specific rating results or performance outcomes is made. Chess improvement depends on personal effort, practice quality, time invested, and other individual factors.

We do not guarantee uninterrupted service availability or error-free platform access at all times.

10. Legal Information

10.1 Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Germany (jurisdiction: Bayern), without prejudice to any mandatory consumer protection rights that may apply under the law of your country of residence.

10.2 Updates

We may update these Terms at any time. The version published on this page is the current version. Continued use of the website or services after updates means acceptance of the updated Terms, to the extent permitted by law.

10.3 Contact

Email: support@journeytograndmaster.com