I'm confused. Membership is free and takes less than 5 minutes to set up. Why not just have your friend get an account?
How to invite friend who does not have chess.com account to play?
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That's a possibility, but I want to cover all my bases.
I don't do Facebook, but I know you can display your games there; maybe you can play as well?
Jun 8, 2020
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Jun 8, 2020
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michaelgallagher769 wrote:
Hello,
While this should be intuitive, it's not as clear as I thought it would be. I've just realized I could use chess.com or a site like it to play chess with an old friend of mine who lives several states from me, but it hinges on whether the link generated when I start a game can allow someone who doesn't already have a chess.com account to play. Can it? And if it doesn't, is there a site that does? Thanks.
Both players have to have an account to play here.
Thanks, Martin.
Mar 26, 2021
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My Dad cant figure out how to create an account and it's completely pointless for anyone to try to explain it to him on the phone. So thats a reason why it would be nice if I could just send him a link to immediately play.
Three weeks after I broached the subject, my friend he was too busy. That was fine. Then he said I should set up and account for him and pay an fees after I had assured him there were none. Let's just say the issue has not been discussed since.
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Try this:
https://www.chess.com/play/online
Play a friend
Challenge link
copy the link and mail it.
edit: doesn't work though - invites you to register 
Hello,
While this should be intuitive, it's not as clear as I thought it would be. I've just realized I could use chess.com or a site like it to play chess with an old friend of mine who lives several states from me, but it hinges on whether the link generated when I start a game can allow someone who doesn't already have a chess.com account to play. Can it? And if it doesn't, is there a site that does? Thanks.