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How do I manage my settings?

Learn how to access your Chess.com settings, customize your board and pieces, edit your profile, manage membership, notifications, and more!

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Account settings

To update your account settings, click 'Settings' at the bottom left of any Chess.com page. Alternatively, you can also click here: https://www.chess.com/settings

This will take you to your settings page, where you can explore all the available options listed on the left side to manage your account.

An image showing the settings page on Chess.com

See the table below to discover what each of the options do:

Option

Details

Customize the appearance of your board and pieces, choose piece animations and move methods, enable win celebrations, and set your preferred sound for moves.

Manage settings for gameplay, challenges, daily games, puzzles, and bots.

Edit your profile, change your avatar, choose your language and flair. Everything here will be visible on your public profile.

Customize your Chess.com interface and manage site features to suit your preferences! Choose options like enabling dark mode, displaying flairs or membership badges of other players, showing ratings during games, or viewing the number of mistakes, blunders, and misses at the end of games.

You can also arrange the layout of content on your homepage and even enroll in the beta here!

Manage your chat and messaging preferences, privacy and blog settings, and your lists of blocked users and people you follow.

Select a coach to guide you through games and Chess.com features. You can decide if you’d like the coach to provide motivational messages, tips, and track your progress. The coach can also remind you to practice and review games, or you can mute their voice if you prefer not to hear it.

Additionally, you can customize feedback settings, such as having the coach explain your mistakes while solving puzzles or provide advice on the goal of each puzzle.

Control when and how you receive notifications from Chess.com. Choose which updates you’d like to get on the website, your phone, or via email!

Club-related notifications can be managed directly on the club's page.

Manage your password, add account security, and view connected accounts.

Manage your membership plan, update billing info, and view payment history.

Select your preferred language and customize audio and visual settings. Choose a high-contrast board and pieces preset, enable low-time warnings, set your preferred move sound, and more.

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