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Real money chess for every style of play. Jump into a game right now, or register for upcoming events. Build your board, create your tournament, enhance your chess career.

The platform promise

Three principles. One platform.

01

Total Control

Decide who competes. Guest lists, FIDE eligibility, friends-only, club access, rating brackets, age brackets, password gating. Every event configured for exactly the audience you want.

02

Every Format

Head-to-head, league, knockout, hybrid. Normalise skill gaps with rating brackets, piece handicaps, or Chess960. Configure rulesets for any competitive scenario.

03

Built-in Integrity

Monitoring signals, identity verification, and an anonymous expert committee for fair-play reviews. Trust is infrastructure, not an afterthought.

Board customisation

Your board,
your identity.

Build your board

Classic wood, soft curves, bold colour, textured marble — or neon cyber and cherry blossom. Dozens of combinations across piece styles, square rounding, and highlight colours. Every piece, every square — yours.

Square colour
Square shape
Piece style
Piece colour
Highlights
Borders
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Tournament formats

Choose your battleground.

ABVS

Format 1 of 4

Head to Head

One challenger. One match. The purest test of chess skill — just two players and a clock.

Direct challengeBest-of seriesRematch enabled
ABCDE

Format 2 of 4

League

Every player faces every other. Points accumulate, standings emerge, champions rise.

Full round-robinPoints tableRanked standings

Format 3 of 4

Knockout

Win or go home. Classic single-elimination bracket with seeded draws.

Single eliminationSeeded drawsGrand final

Group Stage

ABCDE

Format 4 of 4

Hybrid

League group stages feed directly into knockout finals. Complete competition architecture.

Group stagesKnockout finalsFull flexibility

Access control

Full control over
your tournaments.

Stack any combination of rules to build the exact competitor profile you want. Rating gates, verification tiers, invite lists — precision over your field, right from the start.

Guest List

Handpick exactly who competes. Send direct invites from your network.

FIDE Verified

FIDE-rated players only, with optional min/max rating range.

Platform Verified

Identity-verified Sacrifice members only.

Password

Share a private code with players you choose.

Friends Only

Restricted to players you follow or follow you back.

Club Members

Entry limited to members of a specific club.

Rating Gate

12001600 – 18002200+

Active Rules

FIDE Verified Players Only
Platform Verified
Club Members Only
Invite Only (Guest List)
Friends Only
Password Protected
Rules can be combined — e.g. FIDE Verified + Rating Gate 1400–1800

Fair play

Trust built in.
Not bolted on.

Cheaters exist. We can't stop them trying — but we will find them. Every game is monitored, every flag reviewed by an anonymous expert panel, and every ban is permanent.

Monitored

Every game, always

Appeal

Player-initiated

Flagged

Signal detected

Expert Panel

Anonymous review

Resolved

Fair outcome

The best protection starts with who you invite.

FIDE-Only Events
Club-Only Access
Identity Verification
Player Appeal Process
Expert Panel Review

Competitive normalisation

Level the playing field.
Your way.

Piece handicaps, time controls, and Chess 960 — stack the rules to build competitions where skill, not setup, decides the winner.

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Chess 960

Randomised starting positions eliminate memorised openings. Pure chess, every time.

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Piece Handicaps

Give stronger players a material disadvantage. Competitive matches across any rating gap.

Bullet1 + 0
Blitz5 + 3
Rapid15 + 10
Classical30 + 0

Time Controls

Set the clock format for your tournament. Bullet to Classical — every event plays by your rules.

Push notifications

Never miss
your round.

Enable notifications and you'll know the instant your game is ready — on desktop or your phone. One tap to confirm, and the clock starts. No more waiting rooms, no walkovers.

Turn them on once. Never miss a game.

Push notifications — mobile & desktop
Ready confirmation before the clock starts
Message alerts so you never miss communication
Fewer no-shows, fairer competitions for everyone
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Round 3 — Your game is ready

Tap Ready to confirm and start your clock

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Sacrifice

Your match is starting now.

Clubs & commercial

Built for communities.
Ready for brands.

Club Competition

Organise club-only events, inter-club leagues, and competitive ladders. Give your members a structured home for regular competitive chess.

Club-only entryInter-club leaguesPrivate laddersMember access control

Brand Tournaments

Sponsor-ready tournament pages with your branding, transparent prize structures, and featured placement across the platform.

Branded event pagesTransparent prize poolsSponsored prize top-upsFeatured placement

Green Room

Community lives here.

Discussion threads, live reactions, tournament talk. Keep players engaged before, during, and after every event.

Drawing Board

Prepare like a professional.

Practice lines, study positions, build your repertoire. Show up to every round ready.

Analysis Suite

Learn from every game.

Opening explorer workflows and Stockfish engine analysis. Understand what happened and why.

Build the tournament
chess deserves.

Controlled entry. Flexible formats. Transparent prize operations. One platform for every level of competitive chess.

Get in touch

We want to talk to you.

Questions about the platform, partnership ideas, streaming and coaching opportunities, company and branding enquiries — whatever it is, we're open to the conversation.

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