Tournaments
Learn how to create, join, and manage tournaments, and find out how Swiss, Arena, and other formats work.
28 articles
- How do live tournaments work? Where can I join one?
- I'm late for the tournament! Can I still join?
- How do I withdraw from a tournament?
- When do tournament games start? What if my opponent doesn't move?
- How can I create a Live (Blitz, Bullet, Rapid) Tournament?
- How do I cancel a tournament I created?
- How do I invite people to my Daily tournament?
- How do I invite people to my Live tournament?
- How do Daily Tournaments work on Chess.com?
- Who is allowed to join Daily tournaments?
- How do I create a Daily tournament?
- What is a Swiss tournament?
- What are Arena tournaments?
- How does a Round-Robin Knock-Out tournament work?
- How do No-Vacation tournaments work?
- What are tournament leaderboard points?
- How do ties in tournaments work?
- How do I see my tournament stats and past tournaments?
- How do I join a Bughouse tournament on Chess.com?
- What is a 'bye' in a tournament?
- What are timeouts? Why can't I play in tournaments because of them?
- What are Thematic tournaments?
- How can I see events and tournaments?
- Chess.com tournaments schedule
- I joined a team match but then wasn't chosen to play - why not?
- How is seeding and group placement determined in multi-group tournaments?
- How do membership levels (free vs premium) affect access to daily tournaments?
- Why can't I join an event?