ChessWorld.net - Play Online Chess
ChessWorld.net, founded in 2000, is an online chess site. Play relaxed, friendly correspondence-style chess at your own pace.
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ChessWorld Features & Membership Guide

This is a practical portal to ChessWorld.net features — what you can do as a guest, what full membership adds, and where to find the key tools for playing, analysis, tournaments, statistics, and community.

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📘 Overview: What ChessWorld.net Offers

ChessWorld.net features and tools overview

ChessWorld.net focuses on turn-based / correspondence-style chess (you can have 1–15 days per move), which is ideal for deep thinking, relaxed play, and long-term improvement.

Looking for a general guide to internet chess (not platform-specific)? See A Guide to Chess on the Internet.

👤 Guest vs Full Membership (Quick Comparison)

You can try ChessWorld quickly. If you want ratings, tournaments, and saved game history, create a free account. Full membership unlocks the broadest set of playing and customisation features.

Area Guest Full Member
Start playing Try games quickly Full access to the main play workflow
Invites & opponents Limited Unlimited invites, accepts, opponents
Games in progress Limited Unlimited current games
Tools & analysis Core tools available Full tool set and deeper options
Customisation Basic Homepage + email prefs + invite prefs

Create a free ChessWorld account or log in.


♟️ Play, Games & Chess Tools

♟️ Games & Play Features

🧠 Analysis, Study & Game Management


📊 Ratings, Leaderboards & Statistics


💬 Community & Communication


⚙️ Preferences & Customisation


❓ Help, Safety & Site Policies

About ChessWorld (story / philosophy) For the ChessWorld background and the “why” behind the community, see About the Webmasters.

✅ Quick Start (3 Steps)

  1. Visit ChessWorld.net and start exploring.
  2. Create a free account (for ratings, tournaments, saved history).
  3. Use the Analyse Board to review games and improve.
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