You will only have this option if you are a coordinator or higher in the club. Check out this article to learn more about the different club roles: What are the different club roles?
Create the event
Go to the club's home page: https://www.chess.com/clubs
Choose the club you want and from the admin settings on the right side of the club home screen, select New Event to access a menu with various options for creating tournaments and events.
Choose Club Daily Match or Club Match from the options.
Select the preferences for your match.
Choose the settings
Setting | What it Does |
Club | This dropdown will list all the clubs where you have the role of coordinator or higher. |
Club to Challenge | This will allow you to search for an opponent club, and input the name of the club you want to challenge! |
Match Name | Name your match. |
Quick Description | Add a description for your tournament. |
Game Type | Choose from standard chess, chess 960, a book opening, or a custom FEN |
Start Date | Put a date here if you want the tournament to start at a certain date no matter how many players have joined. |
Start Time | You can set a specific time for your tournament to start. The default is midnight on the start date you chose. All times are in your own time zone. |
Rating | You can set a minimum and maximum rating for players to join the match. |
Players Per Club | Set the minimum and maximum numbers of players needed for the match to start. |
Concurrent Games Per Player | Pick 1 and the players will play one game at a time, pick 2 and they will play both games (as black and as white) at once. |
Rated | Toggle this option off if you want to play unrated games. |
Auto-Start Tournament when registration is full | Turn this on and the tournament will automatically start when the maximum players have joined, regardless of the start time and date. |
Minimum Games | Set a minimum number of games a player must have played to join the match. |
Send the challenge
Once you've made all your choices, you are ready to click the green Create button at the bottom of the page, and the challenge will be sent to the other club. When the other club accepts, the match is on and club members who want to participate can join in the battle!