# chess

> chess — alexup71rus-chess-and-mcp-arena. Use this tool when you need to engage in strategic game playing, solving problems related to logical reasoning and critical thinking. It provides inputs for joining a game, retrieving the current state, and executing legal moves, with outputs including the updated game state and available moves. Ideal for contexts requiring tactical decision-making and entertainment, such as cognitive training or leisure activities.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/alexup71rus-chess-and-mcp-arena  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alexup71rus-chess-and-mcp-arena

## Description

Enables MCP agents to play chess locally, supporting join, state, legal moves, and move execution with per-session color ownership.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.67
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/e0onxv6z53)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/alexup71rus/Chess-and-MCP-Arena>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "alexup71rus-chess-and-mcp-arena"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alexup71rus-chess-and-mcp-arena` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alexup71rus-chess-and-mcp-arena/pull`

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