# Chess.com API

> Use this tool when you need to access chess player profiles, game data, and statistics for analysis, research, or tournament exploration. It provides JSON and PGN format support for retrieving chess games, with specialized endpoints for titled players and club information. Ideal for AI assistants requiring comprehensive chess data, it offers easy deployment via Docker and comprehensive test coverage.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/pab1it0-chess-com  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pab1it0-chess-com

## Description

Chess.com MCP Server provides tools and resources for interacting with the Chess.com Published Data API, enabling AI assistants to access player profiles, statistics, game data, and club information. Developed by Pavel Shklovsky, this implementation offers both JSON and PGN format support for retrieving chess games, with specialized endpoints for titled players, club memberships, and real-time player status. The server is containerized with Docker for easy deployment and includes comprehensive test coverage, making it ideal for chess analysis, player research, and tournament data exploration.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** cloud-infra
- **Updated:** 2026-04-25

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/pab1it0-chess-com)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pab1it0/chess-mcp>

## 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": "pab1it0-chess-com"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pab1it0-chess-com` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pab1it0-chess-com/pull`

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