Works for the popularization of chess It’s an amazing platform for complete noobs in chess and for those who aim to become professionals. Because it’s one of the biggest if not the biggest online chess platform. Therefore there are a lot of players with different ratings. And you can always find one for your skills and knowledge. Plus the platform has all sorts of education to assist in the development. It’s perfect to get the fundamental idea about chess in general and discover the passion inside.

Faulty AI program … Generally speaking the site has good features. HOWEVER chess.com AI program to catch cheaters is faulty. I have used the site for over a year and have slowly built up my rating to 2167. I was playing 2 games against top 50 player, rated just under 2400. Both of these games were 1 move per 3 days and both ended in draws. When the 2nd game had finished my account was suddenly closed. Without any warning. I appealed and was denied. CHESS.com didn't even read the appeal. If they would have read it then they would have answered my question All I received were computer generated form letters. There was no proof that I cheated, none could be found because I don't have engines in my phone or computer I also do not receive assistance. A similar problem has happened to Kaspachess which he posted on his chess website. So beware if you play great chess.com will assume you are cheating and close your account. Fairplay works both ways and everyone has rights.

Continuous issues with games timing… Continuous issues with games timing out, my opponents timer freezing and my timer counting down even after I've completed a move. Losing 100s of ELO just because. Raised multiple technical error reports, shared screengrab videos and full info on my system. The issue has been ongoing for 6 months. Support team is polite but useless. They keep saying they're working on it, it's only gotten worse. Terminated my membership. Not worth a single cent of you money or a minute of your time.

Very Good Experience Here I have been a member of chess.com for 8 years, and in that time have also tried other online chess websites but did not find them to be as comprehensive or well-managed as this one. I am telling you honestly that chess.com has been, and remains, the best out of all the sites I've tired. Nothing is perfect, but in my observation this company has done a great deal to reduce the amount of cheating, trolling, and game abandonment over the past decade. Stability-wise they got their act together a lot better recently, and now server overloads are very rare. A good thing! No, I do not "work for the website"...I am just someone who enjoys playing chess online. For the money, I think a membership is pretty good deal for what I've gotten. I have learned so, so much playing at chess.com. In short, I think the negative reviews here are overblown, and I would definitely recommend this website without hesitation.

I like this game online but it's… I like this game online but it's getting worse for people cheating and abandoning the game at the last second when they play a move or on the competitions it's like 7/10 people who abandon, and you feel like you've just wasted your time. Chess needs to block these people from playing again.