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How do I turn on/off my vacation status?
How do I turn on/off my vacation status?

Learn how to manage your vacation time on Chess.com and easily check how much time you have left!

Updated over a month ago

How to enable vacation time

To activate your vacation time, follow these steps:

  • Click on 'Settings' at the bottom left of any Chess.com page and select 'Daily Chess' from the left-hand menu.

  • Toggle the 'Pause My Games!' switch to turn on your vacation time and pause all of your Daily games (except games in no-vacation tournaments). Your games will remain paused as long as you have vacation time remaining. Your remaining vacation time is shown in red.

  • Click 'Save' to apply the changes.

Vacation time on Chess.com

πŸ“ Each time you activate vacation mode, it uses a minimum of 24 hours from your available time.


How to turn off vacation time

To resume play, either toggle the 'Pause My Games!' switch off or make a move in any Daily game. Keep in mind that making a move will unpause all your Daily games, not just one!

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