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How do I change my board size?
How do I change my board size?
Updated over a week ago

๐Ÿ’กDo you want to customize your board on Chess.com? You can change your board settings quickly and easily with the universal board settings tool!

How to resize the board on Chess.com

To adjust your board size, hover your mouse over the bottom right corner of the board until this resizing icon appears:

Click and drag the icon left or right to resize the board.


Additional board settings

If you hover your mouse over the gear icon outside the top right corner of the board, three new options will appear:

Option

Details

Settings

Clicking the gear icon will open a popup menu with various tabs for customizing your settings. Under the 'Board' tab, you can adjust the appearance of your board and pieces, choose whether to display coordinates inside, outside, or not at all, and set the piece animation style among other things. Be sure to click 'Save' to apply your changes!

๐Ÿ“š Check out this article to learn more about the board settings: How do I change my background, board, and pieces?

Focus Mode

Enlarges the board and hides the sidebar, providing a more immersive focus on the game being played.

Theater Mode

Expands the board and relocates the timers and players' information to the left side.

Flip Board

Allows you to rotate the board.

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