What is the Library?
Your Chess.com library is a personal space where you can store and organize collections of games, either played by you or others. Here’s how you can access, create, and manage your library collections.
How to access the Library
To access your library, hover over 'More' in the left side menu of any Chess.com page, and click on 'Library:'
The first time you access your library, it will be empty. You can create new collections or browse community collections to start building it up.
How do I create a collection?
From your library, click on the 'Create New Collection' button on the right side of the screen.
In the popup window, enter a name for your collection and click 'Create.'
Click 'Edit' to add a description and change the picture for your collection.
How can I add games to my collection?
To add games to an existing collection in your library, simply open the collection you want to add games to and click 'Add Games' on the right side.
You’ll have multiple options to add games to your collection:
Option
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Set Up Position
| You can freely move pieces across the board or remove them by dragging them off to the right. Customize the board by adding, relocating, or deleting pieces to your liking.
Below the pieces menu, you have the option to select whose turn it is in the drop-down, you can also flip the board, reset the board to the starting position, or trash all the pieces and get an empty board.
The O-O and O-O-O check-boxes let the computer know if white and black have the right to castle or not. A check in the box means yes, they can castle this way. |
Load from Library
| You can add games saved in a different collection within your library. Simply click the drop-down menu to choose where the game is located.
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Load From Archive
| You can add games from your archive - Filter your results by using the drop-down menus:
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Import Study
| Paste your study here and click 'Load' to save it in your library!
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Load From FEN/PGN(s)
| You can use the text box to paste the FEN/PGN of any game you want to save to your Library - Even games that are not from Chess.com!
You can upload a single PGN containing multiple games but it's limited to 100 games in the same PGN. 📚 Check out this article for more information on FEN and PGN: What are PGN & FEN? |
Directly from a game | From in the game, click the 'Add to Library' icon
Choose which collection to add the game to, or create a new collection for it right then and there!
If you have multiple collections, you can add the game to any number of them. |
Game limits per membership level
You can add several games depending on your membership level - Each collection has a limit of 5000 games.
Basic members: Up to 1000 games saved in your Library
Premium members: Up to 100,000 games!
How can I view my saved games?
On the 'Library' page, open the collection where you added the games and click on the game you want to view.
You can view the game right in the same window and click through all the moves. You can also view the original game link, analyze, share a link, or download a PGN, all from within your collection.
How can I view collections that were shared with me?
If you have been added as a participant in a collection by a friend, you can see it under the 'Shared with You' tab under 'Your Collections.'
How to share your collection
To share your collection publicly, toggle the 'Make Public' switch in the 'Privacy' section on the right side.
To share with specific people, click 'Participants' under 'Privacy' and type the username of the person you want to share it with.
Explore Community Collections
You can browse collections created by other Chess.com members under the 'Community Collections' tab in the Library.
Can I bookmark a community collection?
If you find a collection you really like, you can bookmark it for easy access later. Just click the 'Bookmark Collection' button once you're inside the collection.
💡 All your bookmarked collections will be under the 'Community Collections' > 'Bookmarks' tab in your library.
Resources
Check out this video from NM Sam Copeland to learn how to add games to your own Library, create collections, view other member's collections, and more!