Experience
A complete chess experience
Multiple Platforms
- Players can play via mobile or using software. XFCC Protocol is supported; users can connect with chess tools like SCID, XecTool etc.
- Android users can connect with the application "Your Move".
Tournaments & Teams
- Attend Thematic and Marathon tournaments. Time controls and pairing systems are configurable. We support Round-Robin and Swiss pairing systems.
- Build your own team on the site. Teams have their own ratings and compete in the league every chess season.
- Detailed statistics are maintained by the system. A player has five ratings: Blitz, Standard, Wild, Tactics Rating and Monthly Performance.
- Matches are rated using the ELO rating system.
Some other features…
- Players are pinned on a map so you can view the players around you.
- Premove is supported on blitz games.
- A vacation system is available for correspondence games.
- Two clocks can be activated on correspondence games; one for the game, one for the move.
- Timeseal is a utility which allows the server to account for the effects of lag.
- Players who do well on the site are awarded premium membership and medals like Merit, Success and Honor.
- Chess lecturers can give lessons to multiple users; premium users benefit from lessons and tactics training.
- Players may download games in PGN format.
We got you covered
The site is available wherever the internet is. You can start playing without registering — even Guest accounts can use most site features. Guest users cannot make rated games and some features are disabled automatically.
No fees for playing. Premium membership is free for players holding a Grandmaster, International Master or FIDE Master title.
Play with your friends and partners of choice — everybody who is just as enthusiastic about chess as you are. We are looking forward to seeing you!
