World Chess encourages players to be respectful and to show good sportsmanship. Our Sportsmanship Policy requires players to abide by the following rules and principles that, we are sure, everyone will appreciate:
All of your moves must be your own;
Do not stall to make opponents wait unnecessarily between moves;
Do not intentionally disconnect during games or abort games;
Do not use chess engines, software of any kind, bots, plugins, browser extensions, or any tools that analyze positions during play. We can detect if you are using any of these programs;
Do not use tablebases or any other resources that show the best move;
Do not join tournaments without the intention of participating in them;
Do not harass their players or users, and do not use offensive language in relation to other players or World Chess team members (this includes tournament chats, email, and any other means of communication connected to the platform);
Do not allow anyone else to use your account;
Do not use anyone else's account;
Do not spam or flood the chats;
Do not publicly accuse other players of fair play violations, contact us instead;
Do not violate the Fair Play Policy.
👮🏻 We hope it will never come to that, but the appropriate actions will be taken against the accounts of players who blatantly violate our Sportsmanship Policy. The sanctions can include banning violators’ account for 24 hours or more at the discretion of the arbitrator. To report violations please contact support@worldchess.com and provide the team with details.
We will try to reach out to those who are suspected in violation of the Sportsmanship policy before taking action, but do not guarantee it in case of severe violations.