Chess-first, human always
Community guidelines
Play the position hard. Treat the person gently. These guidelines apply to profiles, clubs, chat, messages, annotations, event spaces, and every competitive game.
Public beta, built with care
Safety tooling is still maturing during beta. Blocking and muting give immediate control; reports create a review record and should be reserved for genuine concerns.
The standard we play toward
Let your own moves decide competitive games.
Discuss positions and ideas without attacking the person.
Use block, mute, and report instead of escalating.
Respect privacy and ask before sharing private messages.
Welcome learners and leave room for different skill levels.
Not welcome here
Engine or outside assistance in games where it is not allowed.
Harassment, hate, threats, sexual content, or targeted humiliation.
Spam, scams, phishing, impersonation, or exposure of private information.
Rating manipulation, collusion, sandbagging, multi-account abuse, or intentional timeouts.
Exploiting defects, evading enforcement, or disrupting games and services.
Fair play by context
Tools that make study powerful can make competition meaningless. The interface separates those contexts clearly.
Competitive game
No engines, databases, coaches, other players, automation, or analysis boards while the game is active.
Casual assisted game
Use assistance only when the game setup explicitly allows it and every participant sees the same rule.
Analysis & training
Explore lines, request hints, use Stockfish, retry mistakes, and annotate as deeply as you like.
Report with care
Protect your space
Mute or block if you need the interaction to stop immediately.
Capture the context
Report from the relevant game, message, profile, or event when possible.
Describe observable facts
Explain what happened without guessing motives or organizing public accusations.
Let review happen
Repeated reports do not accelerate review and can obscure the clearest evidence.
House Players have limits
They are fictional system opponents, are identified on profile and game surfaces, use only chess-specific messages, do not accept friendships as people, and never create reports.
Proportionate enforcement
Responses can include education, content removal, chat limits, result or rating correction, event removal, temporary suspension, or account termination. Serious safety threats may require immediate action.
A report is not an emergency service
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, contact an appropriate local emergency service. Do not publish private details while seeking help.