Gameplay
Learn how to start games, join tournaments, track your stats, enable vacation time, and customize your play.
81 articles
How do I start a game on Chess.com?
How do time controls work on Chess.com?
How do I make moves in live chess?
How do I play an unrated game?
How can I choose my color?
How do I play an odds game?
How do I manage my Live Chess settings?
What are pre-moves and how do they work?
How do I turn on/off the legal moves dots on the board?
What is auto-queen, and how do I enable it?
How do I turn on or off Timestamps?
How do I change my board size?
What is focus mode? How do I turn it on?
What is Guest Play? I can play without an account?
How can I make an animated GIF of my game?
What are the board animations on Chess.com?
How can I play with a DGT smart board?
How do I resign a game on Chess.com?
How can I play a game from a custom position?
How can I draw arrows on the board like streamers do?
How can I see the captured pieces and material count?
How do I host a simul and play multiple games at once?
What are thematic games?
How do I get a PGN of my game?
How do I view my own games?
How can I add comments and variations to games?
How do live tournaments work? Where can I join one?
I'm late for the tournament! Can I still join?
How do I withdraw from a tournament?
When do tournament games start? What if my opponent doesn't move?
How can I create a Live (Blitz, Bullet, Rapid) Tournament?
How do I cancel a tournament I created?
How do I invite people to my Daily tournament?
How do I invite people to my Live tournament?
How do Daily Tournaments work on Chess.com?
Who is allowed to join Daily tournaments?
How do I create a Daily tournament?
What is a Swiss tournament?
What are Arena tournaments?
How does a Round-Robin Knock-Out tournament work?
How do No-Vacation tournaments work?
What are tournament leaderboard points?
How do ties in tournaments work?
How do I see my tournament stats and past tournaments?
How do I join a Bughouse tournament on Chess.com?
What is a 'bye' in a tournament?
What are timeouts? Why can't I play in tournaments because of them?
What are Thematic tournaments?
How can I see events and tournaments?
Chess.com tournaments schedule
I joined a team match but then wasn't chosen to play - why not?
How is seeding and group placement determined in multi-group tournaments?
How do membership levels (free vs premium) affect access to daily tournaments?
Why can't I join an event?
How do ratings work on Chess.com?
Why are there different ratings in live chess?
How can I disable the rating range on Chess.com?
The game ended and my rating didn't change at all. Why?
How many points do I get for winning? How do I know?
What is the Players League?
I just won a game. Why didn't I get any league trophies?
What are leaderboards?
What does my Stats page show?
How can I reset my stats?
How can I see my opening stats?
What does 'percentile' mean?
How is average time per move calculated?
What is my best win? How is it measured?