Use the drop-down menu to select your preferred piece design and board color.

Toggle this on if you want to see a brief animation showing the board and pieces, league division, and the players' flair at the start of each new live chess game.

Toggle this on if you want to see a glyph in the top-right corner of the square where your king is at the end of the game, indicating the result—who won, who lost, and the final outcome.

Toggle this on if you want to use temporary themes associated with certain special events.

Use the drop-down to choose where you want the coordinates to be displayed: inside the board, outside the board, or not at all.

Select your favorite piece notation style from the drop-down menu.

Choose your preferred piece animation style from the drop-down menu: Slow, Medium (default), Fast, Natural, or Arcade.

To preview each animation style, go to Settings > Boards Pieces and scroll down to the Board Effects section, where you’ll find examples for each option.

Though you can always move with either method, this option sets how the pieces will react when you click on them.

Chose your preferred castling method:

If this option is toggled the squares of the move being played will be highlighted.

Toggle this off if you don't want to hear in-game sounds.

Select from the drop-down the sound you want to hear when moves are made.

Toggle this on if you want to see dots on the board indicating all possible legal moves for your selected piece.

If toggled on, the player with the white pieces will always be on the bottom.

If toggled off, you will always be on the bottom regardless of the color of your pieces.

Toggle this option if you want to play using a DGT board.

Do not enable this option unless you have a DGT Smart Board connected to your computer.

Set the rating range for players who can send you challenges.

Set the rating range of opponents you can be matched with when seeking a match (automatch).

Toggle this on to let members in your friends list send you challenges, even if their ratings are not within your determined rating range.

Choose who can challenge you to a game: everyone, friends only, or nobody.

Use the drop-down to select who you want to enable game chat for: everyone, friends only, or nobody.

If this option is enabled, when you resign or send a draw request you will first be asked for confirmation.

Toggle this on to keep Focus Mode turned on by default.

Toggle this off if you prefer not to see timestamps during your games.

If this is toggled on, when you are watching a game and it ends (including rematches), it will automatically switch you over to the next top game.

It will also open the top game automatically when you open the Play page, so you can begin watching right away!

Toggle this on to receive a quick post-game analysis, highlighting the number of blunders and missed wins.

For a detailed breakdown, you’ll still need to run the full game analysis.

Toggle this option if you want to hide your opponent's rating for the duration of your game.

Toggle this option to enable premoves and save some valuable seconds in fast-paced games!

With auto-queen enabled, every time you move a pawn to the final rank, it will automatically promote to a queen.

Toggle this option to receive a warning sound when you're running low on time.

Enable this option to allow members to send you challenges when you're not in Live Chess. You'll receive challenge alerts on the website and mobile app.

If you're a premium member, you can toggle this on to play multiple Live games at the same time.

If you're playing multiple Live games at the same time and toggle Auto switch on, after each move you will automatically be taken to the next game where it is your turn with the least time remaining. This option will not prevent you from manually switching between games as well.

Use the drop-down to select who you want to receive challenge alerts from: everyone, friends only, or nobody.

Choose if you want to receive alerts when an event is announced. You can also opt to get the alerts but exclude them from the in-game chat.