To access your Library, simply hover over More in the left menu and click on Library. This will take you to your personal library, where you can view or create collections of games played by you or others.
The first time you visit your library it will be empty. You can choose to create a new collection or to browse community collections.
Create a collection
To create a collection, click on the green Create New Collection button
In the popup window that appears, type the name for your collection and click Create
Click on Edit to change the picture for your collection and to add a description
How to add games to your collection
From the collection you want to add a game click on Add Games on the right-hand side:
This will give you different options to add games:
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| 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. |
| 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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| You can add games from your Archive - Filter your results by using the drop-down menus:
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| Paste your study here and click Load to save it in your library!
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| 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
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| From in the game click the
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. |
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 to view your 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 to view collections shared with you
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:
Community
If you enjoy creating content and sharing valuable information with others, you can make your collections public. To do this, toggle the Make Public switch under the Privacy menu on the right side:
If you only want to share your collection with a friend, click on Participants under the Privacy menu and type the username of the member you want to share it with:
You can explore collections from other members and browse games they've gathered under the Community Collections tab on the Library page.
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Bookmarks
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 Bookmarks tab.
Video Guide
To learn how to add games to your own Library, create collections, view other member's collections, and more, please view this video tutorial: