Your first World Chess subscription starts with a 7-day free trial. You get the features of your Pro plan and pay nothing until the trial ends.
Who can get the free trial?
The trial is available once, for your first subscription. If you've had a World Chess subscription or used a trial before, your new subscription starts as paid right away.
How does the trial work?
Start the trial. Choose a plan and click Try for $0 on the website, or tap it in the app.
Add a payment method. You won't be charged today: at checkout you'll see Due today: 0 and the date of your first payment.
Get a reminder. We'll remind you 2 days before the trial ends.
Continue as a paid plan. After 7 days, your subscription continues automatically and your first payment is taken, unless you cancel before the trial ends.
For step-by-step instructions, see How to register and choose a Pro plan: step by step.
How do I cancel during the trial?
Canceling turns off auto-renewal: you keep your Pro features until the 7 days are over, and your paid subscription doesn't start, so you won't be charged. The trial itself can't be ended early this way. Cancel where you subscribed:
Website: click your avatar → Settings → Billing.
iOS: iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions → World Chess.
Android: Google Play → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions → World Chess.
For details, see How do I cancel my subscription, delete account, and get a refund?
What isn't available during the trial?
Some official features unlock only after your first payment:
Connecting a FIDE ID. You can connect or create a FIDE ID once your subscription becomes paid. See How to get or connect your FIDE ID?
World Chess Titles. Titles aren't awarded during the trial, even if you've already connected a FIDE ID. Your tournament games still count toward title progress, so once your subscription becomes paid, you'll receive the title you qualify for. See How to get a World Chess Title?
Can I skip the free trial?
Yes, when you subscribe on the website. At checkout, you choose how your subscription starts:
With the free trial — 7 days free, then your paid subscription starts.
Skip free trial — your paid subscription starts right away.
If you're subscribing to connect your FIDE ID or receive a World Chess Title, turn on Skip free trial. During the trial, you can't connect a FIDE ID and titles aren't awarded.
Already started the trial and want your paid subscription to start now? This is possible only if you paid by card on the website. Contact us at support@worldchess.com and we'll end the trial for you.
If you started the trial with PayPal or in the iOS or Android app, it can't be ended early. Your FIDE ID and title become available once the trial ends and your paid subscription starts.
What happens to my progress?
Nothing is lost. Your Online Elo, game history and title progress stay with you, whether or not you continue after the trial.
Can I get another trial later?
No. The trial is offered only once per player.