What are the rules of behavior for Live Chess?

Rules of Behavior

Chess.com is a friendly community. We want everyone from around the world to be able to enjoy and feel comfortable playing chess here! The following are not allowed in game chat! 

  • Cheating (see more here) 
  • Accusations of cheating. Please simply report anyone you suspect, and move on!
  • Offensive/vulgar language/toilet humor/cursing or swearing
  • Personal attacks or threats of violence
  • Spamming (repetitive/pointless/distracting posts/lettering)
  • Advertising and/or promoting other websites
  • Racism or sexism
  • Discussion of illegal activities (guns/drugs, etc)
  • Posting of any external links

Please see here for our full community policies! 


Simply put: be nice and have fun!

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