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when i clock join tournament it says you should atleast complete 5 "online chess" games? what is it? i have played hundreds of games till now! plz help :/

It is easy to understand why you were confused. The word "online" could describe any of the games played here. However, in this case, Chess.com uses the term "online chess"  to refer to games that have a time control of one whole day or longer per move.  

Because of the lengthy time control (games can go from 24 hours per move up to 2 weeks per move), it resembles postal chess or correspondence chess, because of the delay while the mail handled a move.

A lot of people complained previously that the "online chess" label was confusing. In the new V3 and in phone apps, they are trying to call it "daily chess" which is just as confusing. 

At any rate, you haven't played any of that type of game yet. So just complete 5 successfully (without a time forfeit) and you will be able to enter a tournament.

Instead of "Online" or "Daily" Chess, why not call it "Slow Chess"?  This is still vague, but not as ridiculously vague as "Online" (every game at this site is online!).  And "Slow" is not inaccurate like "Daily" (3 days per move is probably the most popular).

Since just about all chess players are aware of the existence of correspondence chess, even if they never played it, the label "Slow" should be a natural fit.

How about it chess.com, do I win a t-shirt or coffee mug for sharing this amazing insight?

I want my chess.com t-shirt!

Yeah, good luck with that.  The general consensus has been to call it by it's traditional name, correspondence chess.  Erik's the boss though so he gets to call it whatever he wants, no matter how silly it sounds.

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/community/debate-what-to-call-online-chess

I would be surprised if Erik went with "Correspondence Chess" since most members here were born after the era when chess moves were transmitted through snail-mail via post cards.  But the adjective "slow" fits perfectly -- is there any form of chess slower than correspondence chess?

In the long-ago time, I played correspondence chess using post cards (yes, I'm a wood-pushing geezer).  One of my games took so long that my opponent actually died part way through (may he find peace).  I'm not kidding.