PUMP CHESS
Free, rated chess all night β or stake real money and let an on-chain vault hold the pot. The server referees every move; the chain pays the winner.
This board is real
Not a render β the exact board you'll play on. Move either side, or take on the computer. Nothing leaves the page.
Boards become places
Throne rooms, treasure vaults, dying stars β the 64 squares you fight on, completely repainted.
Armies with a pulse
Every set re-sculpts all six pieces β glow, idle motion and all. Swap your whole army in a tap.
Make contact land
Captures detonate the piece you take; checks put the enemy king on visible notice. Opponents see it too.
Sign every move
Move trails follow your pieces; checkmate finishers and king deaths end the game with a flourish.
Wear it everywhere
Name effects, titles, frames and holograms ride your profile across chat, lobby and leaderboard.
Wear it to the board
A loadout, equipped β the exact board you'll play on, dressed head to toe.
250+ cosmetics across six rarities, all earned on the Season Pass β never sold for an edge. Cosmetic only.
Chess in motion
The most beautiful games ever played, looping on the very boards you'll play on β then test yourself on 100+ hand-picked scenarios, most of them brutal. Real live tables are one click away.
Warm up against the machine
Adjustable AI levels, premoves, unlimited games β completely wallet-free. The same board you'll play for real.
Free, rated, always on
A living grid of open tables with global chat. Every rated game moves your Glicko-2 β no tokens, no chain.
Stake real money on yourself
Both players fund a per-match vault; the winner takes 2Γ the stake minus a small rake. The chain holds the pot, not us.
Both stake the exact same
Fund your table. Match the wager. Each player signs a deposit straight into the match vault β review, sign, confirm.
The pot seals on-chain
While the game runs nobody can move it β not an admin, not the site. If the match is never settled, anyone can trigger a full refund after the deadline.
The program pays the winner
Checkmate. The vault releases 2Γ the stake minus a small rake to the winner β a draw refunds both. Funds can only ever reach the two players or the treasury.
Escrow program: deploying to mainnet β verified link will appear here
A lobby that fills itself
A Yahoo-style live grid of tables β players stream in, seats fill, games start. Sit down and go.
No client is trusted
Moves, clocks and results are decided server-side, every single move. Premoves fire the instant they're legal.
Be there live
Spectate any board with live chat, pin your opponent's webcam, talk at the table, bring friends along.
Fair, and on the record
Every rated game moves your Glicko-2, climbs the leaderboards, and becomes a full step-through replay.
Pick your weapons
Whitelisted stakes, four speeds of chess.
Supported tokens
Wagers are limited to a whitelist of standard SPL tokens β $CHESS and $SOL at launch. The whitelist is enforced in the program itself, not just the UI.
Time controls
β10+5β means 10 minutes on your clock plus 5 seconds added per move. Flag and you lose β the opponent takes the pot in wagered games. Tables can also set a hard cap on total game length.
Questions, answered
βΈHow do wagered games work?
Both players deposit the exact same amount of an allowed SPL token into a per-match vault controlled by the PUMP CHESS escrow program β not by us. When the game ends, the program pays the winner 2Γ the wager (minus a small rake) or refunds both on a draw. The server never holds your funds.
βΈWhat if the site goes down mid-game?
The escrow program has a permissionless timeout refund: if a match isn't settled by its deadline, anyone can trigger a full refund of both deposits straight from the chain. Funds can never be stuck.
βΈCan PUMP CHESS steal the pot?
No. The program only allows funds to flow to the two players or the rake treasury. There is no admin withdrawal. The worst a compromised result key could do is pick the wrong winner of a match β it can never send funds to a third party. The program is open source and verifiable on-chain.
βΈHow do the clocks work?
Pick a base time plus an increment per move (like 10+5 β ten minutes each, five extra seconds per move). The server manages both clocks; running out of time loses the game. Disconnecting doesn't pause your clock.
βΈDo I need tokens to play?
No β free games are unlimited, rated, and never touch the chain. You don't even need to connect a wallet to watch games, play the computer, or browse the lobby.
βΈWhich wallets are supported?
Any Wallet Standard wallet β Phantom and Solflare at minimum. Sign-in is a free message signature (SIWS); we never see your keys and there are no passwords.
Ready to take a seat?
Free games are unlimited and need nothing but a click. Connect a wallet only when you want to play for real.