Chess MCP Server

A [Model Context Protocol][mcp] (MCP) server for Chess.com's Published Data API.

Local serverstdio

What is the Chess MCP MCP server?

Connect Chess MCP to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. A [Model Context Protocol][mcp] (MCP) server for Chess.com's Published Data API. The chess mcp mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

  • Access player profiles, stats, and game records
  • Search games by date and player
  • Check player online status
  • Get information about clubs and titled players
  • No authentication required (uses Chess.com's public API)
  • Docker containerization support

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • Testing — The project includes a test suite that ensures functionality and helps prevent regressions
  • Games — The Games tool exposed by this server
  • Clubs — The Clubs tool exposed by this server

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Where it fits

Plenty of cloud and infrastructure servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Chess MCP's toolset — Testing, Games, Clubs — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by pab1it0; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
TestingThe project includes a test suite that ensures functionality and helps prevent regressions.
GamesThe Games tool exposed by this server.
ClubsThe Clubs tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Chess MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chess": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "pab1it0/chess-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Chess MCP to Testing.
  • Use Chess MCP to Games.
  • Use Chess MCP to Clubs.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Chess MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (Testing, Games, Clubs) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Chess MCP directly.