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PLAY FAST AND FURIOUS ONLINE SPEED CHESS
Rated or unrated, social or pro — blitz the board, earn rewards with proof.
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PROVE YOUR SKILLS
Move from Rookie to Grandmaster
Play online chess for free. Get serious and climb Pro Mode for glory and prize pools. Compete in Echess tournaments for official online ratings. Grind Arcade for drops, loot, XP and fun. Play fast-paced online speed chess, win real rewards, and bank the receipts.
BATTLE YOUR MATES
Play head-to-head. Settle the score.
Spin up private matches, call out your mates, run your own battles. Pick blitz, rapid, or bullet — settle the ledger. Every Battle Mode match generates a verifiable match receipt. When you say you won, you've got proof you can show — no fake screenshots, no "trust me bro", just receipts.
COMPETE-TO-WIN
Where Legends Are Forged in Seconds
Play online chess for money, sponsor prizes and glory in Checkmate Live's Pro Mode — esports-first formats. Tournaments for all skill levels, build your rep and career, stream and show the receipts. Season One brings weekly, monthly and season prize pools. It's where prize fighting, chess and esports converge.
LEVEL UP WITH ECHESS
In partnership with the Asian Chess Federation
Checkmate Live is the official Echess platform of the Asian Chess Federation, the continental FIDE body for chess across Asia, the Middle East and Oceania. Enter sanctioned ACF Echess-rated tournaments — blitz, bullet and rapid — fast-paced and online supervised, powered by our cloud-native Arbiter Mode, with face-to-face video. Sync your FIDE ID to qualify.
PLAY FOR FUN
Speed chess with a twist
Blast through Arcade Mode for instant thrills and rewards. Fast-paced tournaments, rated and unrated — rapid-fire battles that earn you XP, crowns and credits at lightning speed. Complete Quests, dominate Brawls, Showdowns and Rumbles. Climb the Leaderboard, level up, and watch your rewards stack up.
HYPER-SOCIAL GAMEPLAY
Face-to-face, with swagger.
Integrated live video for face-to-face battles and streaming. Stay on-cam, go stealth, or mask up with optional Avatars. Drop emotes, invite friends instantly, and bring social pressure to the board. Play quiet, go live, or mask up with your game face.
WATCH AND STREAM
Every board. Every round.
Every supervised match is broadcast, not just the headline boards. Browse any live game, drop in, flick to another — multi-cam with screen sharing, cloud-native, nothing to download. Fans watch on a delay so nobody snipes the stream. Or stream your own games straight to your channel.
PROTECTING THE HONEST PLAYER
Evidence-based AI anti-cheat, built for competitive chess.
Sixth-i starts by proving fair play, flags what doesn't fit, and escalates only when the evidence warrants it. Cloud-based and server-authoritative, with no invasive installs and privacy by design. For the big calls and big games, Arbiter Mode puts a human in the loop.
Detect the unfair edge. Let skill and the receipts speak.
Recognised at the 2024 ANZ Sports Technology Awards through a research collaboration between Checkmate Live, VADR Media and the Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute at UTS.
Partners and Stack
Federation partners
Integrity partners
Both Checkmate and Tencent Cloud share a unified vision where the convergence of media and technology can be harnessed to level up the realm of competitive play, broadcasting, and chess – one of the world's largest sports and the next big thing in esports.
Vice President, Tencent Cloud International
Checkmate Live will allow the Asian Chess Federation to deliver competitive online tournaments and increase opportunities for our players. This latest partnership will enable the appropriate safeguards for competitive chess at every level.
President, Asian Chess Federation
Checkmate Live demonstrated a strong commitment to becoming leaders in promoting integrity measures within esports. We're delighted to collaborate with them to bring fair play and true competitive integrity to both casual and pro online chess."
CEO, Esports Integrity Commission
2023
Best Competitive Play Focused Game Publisher, Australia
2023
Innovation in Business, Gaming and Development Awards
2024
Esports & Gaming Category winner
2024
ASTN 2024 ANZ Sports Technology Awards
SHOW YOUR SKILL.
FACE YOUR RIVALS.
