Hello there, Beta community! We're now testing a new feature to make playing our monthly bots even more fun! This new feature lets you unlock exclusive cosmetics like boards, piece sets, and even flairs by playing our monthly bots. Please n...
Hey there, Beta community! We're excited to announce another Game Review feature that will help you with your chess studies. When reviewing your opening play with Game Review, your coach will now show you when you deviated from the variations fe...
Hello there, Beta community! We're excited to announce our new Ratings page with new features and a new design. The new page now displays players' live ratings and rankings, letting you keep up with the latest developments in the chess world. ...
Hello there, Beta community! We just rolled out a new Analysis page, redesigned for ease of use and faster access to our Classroom and Explore features. The redesigned page packs the same features you already know, like importing and pasting P...
Frustrated by mouseslips in your games? Today, we're rolling out one of our most requested features to Beta—Move Confirmation for Live games against other players on web. You can find the setting under Settings → Gameplay → Liv...
Hello there, Beta community! We're excited to announce that Diamond members can now see advanced stats on your profile page on web. These stats will help you enjoy every brilliant move you've ever played and understand every aspect of your game ...
Hey there, beta community! We're happy to announce another improvement to our Game Review feature. We've replaced the old "Show Follow-Up" button inside your coach's explanation with a new "Explain" button. This is the button you see below your ...
Hello, beta community! We're thrilled to announce a brand new feature that will help you with your opening prep! You can now access the database of all the games played by Chess.com members on the Explorer tab of analysis. With this new feature,...
Hello there, Beta community! We're excited to announce a major update to Game Review! Now running on a new engine, its analysis is more human and less reliant on unnatural-looking moves that are common to computer chess. We've achieved t...
Hello, Beta Community! We’ll be rolling out the new text editor to Forums and Club Forums for Beta users early this week.This update continues our transition to the new secure text editor introduced in User Profiles several months ago.Our...
On January 1, we will make some notable changes to vacation time for in Daily Chess, reducing the amount of vacation time available and simplifying the system. Vacation time is an important part of daily games on Chess.com. It allows players to ...
We're excited to share a brand‑new improvement to Game Review that connects your games directly to structured learning. What's New? During Game Review, we may now recommend a Chess.com opening course when we detect that your game reaches an exa...
Hi chess community! After requesting feedback on vacation time, we received nearly 1,000 survey responses with great observations and notes. The primary feedback we got is that the community does value vacation time but wants changes to the syst...
You can now manage your game collections directly in Analysis! This update brings all the best parts of the Library into one seamless place—making it easier than ever to organize, study, and share your favorite games. We intend to unify ho...
We currently send emails to remind members of upcoming events for clubs that they are a part of. These can be enabled or disabled via club settings, but that will also enable/disable all other settings related to such activities. Some members ha...
Vacation time offers daily chess players an alternative to pause their games at times of need, being it due to vacation itself, important personal matters, taking a "digital detox", or any other situation where one could use an extended break from...
Hey, Beta community! We're excited to announce that our redesigned navigation bar is now rolling out to all Beta users. Here's what's new: Consistent Width & Updated Organization The navbar now maintains a fixed width of 170px, regardless...
Hi Beta Club! In February, we added an option for you to Choose Your Coach, selecting from four different coaches on site. Today, we are excited to bring six new chess stars to Choose Your Coach for the Beta testing community: Hikaru Nakamura ...
Hey there Beta Club members! We’re rolling out a new authentication feature to protect your account from suspicious login attempts: Extra Security. Extra Security will email you a one-time verification code (6-digit) whenever there...
We’ve just rolled out the new User Explorer on Explorer Service to beta! Same interface, but powered by all-new tech under the hood. You can try it now at:👉 https://www.chess.com/analysis — just click the "Explore" tab. 🔧 This v...
Hello, Beta Community! We’re rolling out an updated text editor in the About Me section of User Profiles, now with enhanced security features. This update will improve security for all users and make it safe to now embed content from pla...
Hey there, Club Power Users! We’ve just rolled out a fresh batch of on-site toast notifications to make managing live club events smoother and way more hands-off. Our goal? Help you run events with less wrangling and more playing. Here&r...
Hello, Beta members! We're happy to announce our official Discord server now has a Beta Club channel for real-time discussions! There you'll be able to talk about new features, bugs, give suggestions and discuss your overall experience on the webs...
Hello, Beta community! We're happy to share a new improvement to our chat functionality for live games. You can now adjust your chat privacy settings to limit who can message you during live games. When playing a game, you'll see three dots at...
Hello Beta members! We're very excited to announce brand a new feature on Chess.com: Play Coach! Coach has been a big part of Game Review and other parts of Chess.com for awhile, but now we are excited to announce a major new feature starring Co...
