SITE MAP: What is there to do on Chess.com?
Chess.com is a place where you PLAY, LEARN, and SHARE everything about chess! This sitemap should help you discover the many many many (too many??) cool things to do on Chess.com!
PLAY | LEARN | SHARE | FUN | MY ACCOUNT | SITE GUIDE
PLAY
Chess.com's online chess let's you play turn-based correspondence-style chess with your friends at any time, and at your own speed - make your move and then get an alert when it is your turn to move!
- Play in your browser - nothing to download!
- Unlimited # of simultaneous games!
- It's FREE and easy!
PLAY CHESS ONLINE
Play live chess online any time from anywhere in any browser! Nothing to download. Just login, find a game, and go! We store your games, preferences, and ratings. Play 1 minute lightning games on up to 2 hours each - up to you!
- Chat and play with people around the world
- Play in your browser - nothing to download
- It's FREE and easy!
PLAY LIVE CHESS
You don't know how good (or bad!) you are until you have stacked up against other players. Choose to compete in Official Chess.com site-wide tournaments or smaller round-robin tournaments.
- Play against friends and see how you stack up
- Create your own tournament
- It's FREE and easy!
PLAY ONLINE TOURNAMENTS
Work with your team to come up with the best moves. Vote for the move you like best as you play chess against other teams or even Grandmasters!
- Vote on the moves you like best
- Discuss the best moves with other players
- It's FREE and easy!
PLAY VOTE CHESS
If you want a quick game against a heartless opponent, then play against the computer! Set him to easy, medium, or hard, and prepare to pay for your mistakes!
- Easy and quick play against a computer opponent
- See how the computer thinks about moves
- It's FREE and easy!
PLAY CHESS AGAINST THE COMPUTER
LEARN
Chess Mentor is the most effective interactive chess training system ever created! You receive custom feedback on every possible move so you not only know the right answer, but why other moves were wrong. Chess Mentor lessons are written by chess professionals and teachers such as GM Nigel Davies, IM Jeremy Silman, and many others.
- Boost your rating and tournament performance
- Improve your tactics and strategies
- Learn how Grandmasters think about each move
LEARN WITH CHESS MENTOR
Search through millions of games played by top players and see the most popular openings and moves. Then study the games to see the themes and ideas played by Grandmasters in similar games!
You can also explore the games that YOU and others play on Chess.com to see your strengths and weaknesses in how you play in the opening.
- Explore how effective each opening can be
- Study in your browser - nothing to download!
- View your own games!
EXPLORE GAMES & OPENINGS!
Getting better at tactics is one of the fastest and easiest ways to improve your game. The Chess.com tactics server will help you learn how to recognize the critcal positions that come from pins, forks, overworked pieces, and all other tactical themes.
- Thousands and thousands of tactical problems
- Track your progress with detailed stats and graphs
- See how you compare to other tacticians
STUDY TACTICS NOW
Get access to unlimited articles on everything from Strategy to Tactics to Famous Chess Players. Artcles contain interactive chess diagrams and games to help you improve you game!
- Huge library of FREE articles!
- Find coverage of nearly any chess topic
READ FREE CHESS ARTICLES
Think you know a lot about chess? But how much do you know about the game - the history, the players, the rules, and more!? Take our quiz and compare your scores!
- Huge database of chess trivia
- Learn new chess history and information
- Compare your scores
TRY THE ENDLESS CHESS QUIZ
Chessopedia is Chess.com's free online chess encyclopedia that covers all possible chess terminology, names, and important events. It is an open wiki, so feel free to add to the Chessopedia!
- The most comprehensive chess-only wiki
- Learn about anything chess
SEARCH THE CHESSOPEDIA
Prepare yourself for battle over the chessboard by getting the best chess books and equipment! Chess.com has a massive database of books and equipment complete with user reviews and places to buy!
- Massive database of chess books and equipment
- Tons of user reviews
FIND CHESS BOOKS AND EQUIPMENT
Looking for a chess coach? Find one in the Chess.com Coach Directory! This huge database has hundreds of chess coaches listed that you can find by rate, location, and more!
- Find a chess coach in your local area
- Search coaches and read reviews of them
FIND A CHESS COACH
SHARE
You can check out other members' customized profiles and homepages and learn about them. Members can use custom themes and share about their interests in chess, etc.
- Meet other chess players through their profiles!
- CREATE your own homepage style!
- Keep in touch with fellow chess friends!
VIEW CHESS.COM MEMBERS
If you've got something to say about chess, BLOG it on Chess.com! You can customize your blog and add other widgets as well. The best place to have your own chess blog!
- Get your keyboard and start BLOGGING!
- Search other chess blogs for helpful information.
- Comment on blogs written by other members.
VIEW CHESS BLOGS
The Chess.com forums are an incredible resource for advancing your chess skills or just hanging out and talking about interesting stuff!
- Discuss topics with members from around the world!
- Enhance your playing skills!
- Get a chance to help others improve!
VIEW CHESS FORUMS
Chess.com provides relevant news articles about current chess events, big games, politics, and the happenings on Chess.com to to keep you informed!
- Read chess news from around the world!
- Add your OWN news from your local events!
- Discuss current chess events!
READ CHESS NEWS
Create your own mini site for people who share your interests! Get your own forums, news, and more. Network with other members of Chess.com.
- The theme of the group could be almost ANYTHING!
- Custom themes and private forums!
- Meet interesting people that share similar interests from around the world!
JOIN A GROUP
Chess.com is an online community where you can keep in touch with old friends and make new ones! Add fun opponents to your list and enjoy!
- Keep track of people you meet and follow their posts!
- Add privacy so only friends can read your posts.
- Easily invite your friends to join!
MAKE NEW FRIENDS
See images of chess from around the world in the Photo Galleries! Upload photos of chess, friends, family, where you live - share your life with others!
- It's EASY to upload your photos!
- Get comments on what you share!
- Check out everyone's photos in the gallery!
VIEW PHOTOS
FUN
Participate in surveys on Chess.com to see what others think and share your opinions on a variety of interesting topics from chess to... who knows!
- Just a simple click to vote!
- Voice your opinion!
- Search the surveys for interesting info!
TAKE SURVEYS
An amazing resource for a variety of downloads related to chess including free programs, fun utilities, games collections, and more!
- Search the downloads to find exactly what you want!
- Share your favorite free chess program, demo, etc!
- Simple and easy to use!
DOWNLOAD CHESS PROGRAMS
Have a favorite chess video from YouTube? Share it with the community and get others' opinions on it! Everything from funny shows to game analysis.
- Upload your video easily from YouTube!
- Comment on other videos!
- Play the videos right in your browser!
WATCH CHESS VIDEOS
Trophies are fun icons and messages that you can give to your friends and opponents, receive from winning tournaments, or get special as recognition from Chess.com!
- Go to a members homepage and look for the Give a trophy link!
- Categories range from "Sportsmanship" to "Chess.com Member of the Year"!
GIVE CHESS TROPHIES
Looking for a chess tournament in your area? Search our database for important and entertaining chess events right near you!
- See a full calendar of upcoming events!
- Search for events by location!
- Know of an event? Add it to the calendar!
FIND CHESS EVENTS
Want to get off of the computer and find a local place to play chess face to face? Find a local club in our huge database of clubs and organizations!
- Search both ONLINE and LOCAL clubs!
- Huge database that includes contact information!
- Add your own club or chess organization!
FIND A LOCAL CHESS CLUB
The Chess.com map is an incredibly powerful resource to help you find Players, Events, Clubs and Coaches from all around the globe in amazing detail!
- Powered by Google Maps - the accuracy is amazing!
- Upgrade to a Premium Member and get all the map features!
- Check out the map to see where all the action is!
VIEW THE CHESS.COM WORLD MAP
MY ACCOUNT
At Chess.com you have your own unique profile. Your information can be kept confidential or made public. People can find you and challenge you to a game or be your friend.
- Your profile is what others see about you!
- Browse other member profiles to learn about them!
- Get quick info on any player!
EDIT MY PROFILE
Manage your account including your profile, password, privacy, alerts, settings, and payment history. You have total control over how you experience Chess.com!
- Full control over your experience!
- Easy-to-use tools let you access key settings!
VIEW ACCOUNT DASHBOARD
You can control the level of privacy on all the content you publish on Chess.com, as well as who can contact you and see your information!
- Easily manage your privacy settings!
- Decide who can send you Messages or view your Notes, Blogs, Photos, etc.
MANAGE PRIVACY
Customize how and when you receive alerts. By default, alerts are delivered to you on the "Alert Panel" on the website and via email.
- It's EASY to modify your email settings!
- Customize your settings on Messages, Groups, Blogs, Tracking, Comments, Online Chess, and Trophies!
MANAGE ALERTS
Be unique! Customize the entire Chess.com website to whatever colors, styles, and graphics you want. Other members will see your theme on your homepage!
- Browse others' themes to find one that is for you!
- Don't see a theme you like? CREATE your own!
CREATE MY THEME
What is the best way to show others how much you love chess? Get your own @chess.com email address! Signup now and reserve your name!
- Show how much you LOVE chess!
- Get your personal @chess.com email address!
- Login to webmail or POP (for premium members)!
GET YOUR @CHESS.COM EMAIL
Chess.com has a built-in messaging system which allows you to easily socialize with other members.
- Message anybody on Chess.com!
- Simple and easy to use!
- Be nice! Send the kind of messages that you would want to receive.
CHECK YOUR MESSAGES
Want to give a quick 'hello' or 'whats up?' to another member? Drop them a note on their homepage! It's just an easy way of sending a message.
- It's quick and easy!
- Keep track of all the notes left for you!
- A great way to just say 'hello' to someone new!
VIEW YOUR NOTES
You can control your entire Chess.com playing experience here including changing the size and color of the board, picking different pieces, and other move and play settings.
- Change your board and pieces!
- Decide how you want to manage your games!
- All settings are completely CUSTOMIZABLE!
CHANGE YOUR CHESS PREFERENCES
Upgrade your free basic membership to Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Diamond Account to get awesome features and an improved Chess.com experience!
- Each level opens up more features!
- Show your support for Chess.com by spending a few pennies a day to help us pay for servers, hosting, and the development of new features!
SEE PREMIUM MEMBERSHIPS
SITE GUIDE
Chess.com is the #1 online chess website! It is a place where you can PLAY chess with friends and new people around the world. You can also LEARN more about chess strategies, tactics, history, and everything else about the game! Finally, it is a place to SHARE, where you can make friends, comment on everything, and interact with other chess players who love the game like you do!
- PLAY chess!
- LEARN chess!
- SHARE it all!
It's easy to get around on Chess.com! All you need to know is how to click your mouse and explore menus and you can find anything you need!
If you ever get confused on Chess.com, help is easily available from our Help Center. There are TONS of FAQs, and if you can't find your answer then you can contact us and somebody will respond within a few hours!
- Quick access to Member Support!
- FAQs, email support, or Live Chat!
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