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Where we are,
and what’s next.

ChessVS is being built in the open. This page is the honest version: what you can play right now, what is still switched off, and what arrives at each stage. It moves as we do.

Now

Phase 1 · The Web Game

An invite-only alpha. Two clubs, first-level cards, and Quick, Casual and Ranked play.

You are here
Dec 2026

Registration Opens

Founding registration, from Scout up to Genesis. Every tier lists exactly what it includes, and nothing is decided by chance.

After

Phase 2 · The Full Launch

A new engine, the full economy opens, and Season 1 begins. The cards you hold become permanently yours, and your name, badges and history carry over.

Later

Phase 3 · Things You Can Hold

Printed editions of the cards you played, coins and trophies earned by rank, themed chess sets for each founding club, and the SmartBoards.

Playable Today

Live right now.

  • The board, and every legal chess move
  • Battle Cards, armed one per move
  • Clashes, where a capture is a fight
  • The Tension gauge
  • Quick, Casual and Ranked play
  • Tournaments, with three formats
  • An AI opponent, any time
  • The Sparring Room tutorial
  • Battle Highlights
  • The ranked ladder
  • Referrals: bring a friend, skip the line
Tournaments

Built for competition.

SwissNobody is knocked out. You are matched against players on your own score, round after round, so a bad game costs you a placing and not your day.
Single eliminationOne loss and you are out. Short, sharp, and unforgiving.
Double eliminationOne bad match does not decide it. You need to be beaten twice.
Running todayThe bracket engine, all three formats, entry caps and waitlists, color balancing, live standings and tournament XP.
What Opens Later

Still switched off.

Seasons and clubsNew clubs arrive with each pair of seasons, and from Season 5 the community votes on which one comes next.
Club boardsRanked play will need a board. Take a neutral board, or a Club Board that ties to your club and unlocks club bonuses, club duels and the club leaderboard.
Gambit CardsSingle-use tactical cards you can add to your loadout with FOCUS, the in-game virtual currency.
The WandererThe one card FOCUS can’t buy. It travels the community, and you do not choose the Wanderer; it chooses you.
The Omega VaultPlay 60 real games against 15 different opponents inside 30 days to qualify, then open a named 24-card bundle.
Season commitmentsCommit to a season to earn more FOCUS per win, store discounts and early access to what arrives next.