Swiss
Compete across multiple rounds against players with comparable tournament scores.
About Checkspire
Competitive online chess
Checkspire is an online chess platform focused on competitive play, live games and tournament competition. Create or join events, compete across multiple tournament formats and build separate ratings across different chess time controls.
Choose how you want to compete
Checkspire supports several tournament structures for different styles of competition.
Round Robin
Every participant faces every other player in the event.
Single Elimination
Win your match and advance through the knockout bracket.
From registration to the final round
Join
Enter an upcoming tournament before registration closes.
Pairings
Checkspire generates pairings according to the tournament format.
Play
Tournament games are played live directly in the browser.
Advance
Results update standings and determine the next round.
More than tournament brackets
Ratings & Time Controls
Players maintain separate Bullet, Blitz, Rapid and Classical ratings. Games and tournaments can be Rated or Casual.
Live Games & Spectating
Games run in real time with chess clocks, move history and automatic timeout handling. Tournament games can also be spectated live.
Tournament Standings
Follow rounds, boards, player scores, standings and match results.
Direct Challenges
Challenge another player, choose a time control and color preference, and play Rated or Casual games.
Ready to compete?
Browse Checkspire tournaments or create an account and start playing.