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Hello everyone, I'm creating this forum to share updates regarding bug and feature updates relevant to club administrators.

Please take a moment to introduce yourself and your club. Let us know who you are as a person and a chess player and what your club is all about. Please remember to include the club link but NOT a join link.

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Admin guides are not rules that you must follow in your own club. They are examples that you can adopt in full or in part if you find them useful. Feel free to copy them and share them elsewhere, but if you borrow heavily from someone else's work it would be polite to credit them. Please DO the following: Comment on the games, giving suggested moves or strategies. Giving your analysis and getting feedback from stronger players is a great way to learn. And you might help us find the best move; teamwork is very important. Feel free to question stronger players; it's a great way to learn, and you might pick up on something they missed. We recently won a game because I spotted a tactic that had been missed by people rated several hundred points above me. I've also suggested moves and had someone explain why it was a very bad idea. Wait to vote until the last 24 hours or so; this gives time for people to comment with their analysis of the position. The more people we have looking at a position, the better our chances of coming up with the best move. The later you vote, the more comments you can see and take into account as you decide what move to vote for. If we are coming up to the deadline and we still have no consensus on the best move, feel free to post on the TUTC main page with a link to the game asking for input. I like to go to the main vote chess page (under the Play menu, click "Vote Chess") and vote on everything with a deadline in the next 24 hours. Read the comments before voting. Please do NOT do the following: Vote early, unless you won't be able to vote closer to the deadline. You can't change your vote, and if you vote early, you miss the benefit of all the comments that come after your vote. Vote for a move that has not been discussed in the discussion thread for the move. If you want to play a move that has not been mentioned, add a comment explaining why you think it's a good move, so that other players can consider it too. Vote without looking at the opinions of the players in the comments. Use an engine to help you come up with a good move. This is cheating and can get you banned from the site. Have another useful set of rules for vote chess, or any other useful comments? If so, please share in the comments!

Want to find a vote chess match? Post here with a link to your club and the time control you are seeking. Please do take the conversation to private message as soon as possible

Want to set up a live chess match? Please post a link to your club and the time control and type of chess or chess variants you want to play! Please do take the conversation to private messages as soon as possible

Admin guides are not rules that you must follow in your own club. They are examples that you can adopt in full or in part if you find them useful. Feel free to copy them and share them elsewhere, but if you borrow heavily from someone else's work it would be polite to credit them. GeneralIntroduce yourself and advertise your clubAdmin Responsibilities SummaryGuidelines for Personal InteractionsHow to prevent obvious cheaters from getting into your groupChess.com rules for public areas vs private clubs Team matchesAdmins Work to make matches fairer (for friendly matches) Vote chessVote chess guidelinesDealing with rogue votersHow to create an analysis board TechniquesHow to embed Youtube videos Official Chess.com PoliciesChess.com Community PoliciesChess.com Terms of ServiceFair Play and CheatingSportsmanship Useful Support LinksSupport Home PageDealing with AbuseHow to Report SomeoneThe different Club RolesHow do I add, remove, or change a club admin?How do I create a tournament?How do I challenge another club to a match? Have a useful guideline for other admins to consider? Consider sharing it in a new post, and if it's valuable I can link it here.

Most of us here are familiar with ban attacks. But in a club I am now owner of as of 2 days ago, an sa demoted all other staff and left the club. Ban attacks are a threat to the community, as chess.com moderators recognise. But demotion attacks, do they deserve the same attention? Also, any ideas on how to prevent and recover from them quickly? (Other than only promote the right people.)

Please give me some advise and how to make the members not feel bored and leave.

TCMAC 2025-2026 SEASON REGISTRATIONAnnouncing registration for the next season of TCMAC Master 960 and TCMAC Praetorian 960.  Both of these Chess 960 leagues are open to all ratings and require 10 players minimum.  Master has 3 days per move, but Praetorian has only 1 day per move.Clubs will be grouped into groups sized 4-8 (depending on registration) and play all other clubs in the group in a round-robin tournament. Each round will be announced on Fridays, 2 weeks ahead of the match start date. Clubs are expected to set up matches by the end of the weekend. Please review the TCMAC rules before signing up. To participate in either or both of these leagues, register your club by commenting at the link below, and joining the TCMAC club. In each case provide the club name and link, name of one or two active admins, and which leagues you wish to join.Registration for Master 960 will close on November 10, and Praetorian on November 24. https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/tcmac-2025-2026-registration-master-960-praetorian-960

And also give me some suggestions to make the club more members

Guys is there anyone welling to be a active super admin in my club https://www.chess.com/club/the-indian-empire/join my members r really inactive I can't do anything because of school someone help 

The problem we had a few months ago with team match scores being calculated incorrectly seems to be back.  The following matches from leagues I help run have incorrect calculated scores. You can see it most easily with the first one.  The score shows as 0-0, but there's 2 points awarded to Space Travelers due to games completed.  In each case I list the scores as they should be. https://www.chess.com/club/matches/1858849 - Mikhail Tal Fans 0, SPACE TRAVELERS 2 https://www.chess.com/club/matches/1824592 - Illinois 37, Ohio 23  https://www.chess.com/club/matches/1858257 - Total 960 3, EGYPT CHESS CLUB 0 https://www.chess.com/club/matches/1846423 - Team Ireland 2.5, Europe National Team 15.5 https://www.chess.com/club/matches/1843285 - Kings and Queens 16.5, Asian Chess Masters 1.5  

Hi

Guys is there anyone who can be a good super admin in m club 

Guys I need a admin who can manage my club and also keep it active

Try kindness, take a deep breath and be calm instead of snapping back. Later on, try responding with an act of kindness. Doing so could break the cycle of rudeness by allowing the other person to match your behavior. If this tactic doesn't work, you can still be proud you didn't succumb to negativity.

I have a problem with most of the clubs I'm in. I just went inactive for a fee day's, and when I came back, at least 30 vcs were lost on time. This happens a lot. I am the only one voting for the move, which takes away the idea of vcz and puts a lot of stress on those who are doing the vcs. Is there a way to get more people to join without bombarding them with notifs?

What the hell? https://www.chess.com/forum

My freind made a club and needs members to be active, please join. https://www.chess.com/club/the-friendly-confines