# Chess.com

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/chess-com/  
**Website:** https://www.chess.com  
**APIs profiled:** 10

## Kin Score — 50.2 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 50.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 57.6 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 42.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 71.1 |
| Access Clarity | 71.1 |

Regulatory layer — **Education & Research**: 46.3 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 24.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Paid — onboarding: unknown, pricing: paid, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (10)

- **Chess.com Clubs API** — Club profiles, members, and team matches
- **Chess.com Countries API** — Country profiles, players, and clubs
- **Chess.com Games API** — Daily, live, and archived games (JSON and PGN)
- **Chess.com Leaderboards API** — Live leaderboards across time controls and variants
- **Chess.com Matches API** — Daily and live team match details
- **Chess.com Players API** — Profiles, stats, online state, archives, clubs, matches, tournaments
- **Chess.com Puzzles API** — Daily and random puzzles
- **Chess.com Streamers API** — Chess.com streamers
- **Chess.com Titled Players API** — Lists of titled players by FIDE title
- **Chess.com Tournaments API** — Tournament details, rounds, and groups

## Agentic access (1)

- **Chess Com Agentic Access** — 29 operations

## Security (2)

- **Chess Com Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Chess Com Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Chess Com Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Chess, Gaming, Online Games, Sports, Community, Education

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/chess-com/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.