Everything you need to know about gameplay, leagues, tournaments, coins, rewards, creator freerolls, and how CheckmateLeague works now.
CheckmateLeague is a competitive chess platform with freeplay, tournaments, leagues, training, creator promotions, and reward-based systems.
You can browse some public pages, but you need an account to play, join events, hold coins, earn rewards, or use most account features.
No. CheckmateLeague is built as a skill-based chess platform. Match outcomes are based on player decisions and performance.
The platform may include freeplay, training, tournaments, leagues, play-a-friend matches, creator freerolls, and other competitive features.
Freeplay is the casual competitive mode where you can get matched, play standard games, improve your rank, and play without spending coins.
Training is the improvement area of the site. It may include analysis, move feedback, hints, engine-based review, and training stats designed to help you improve.
• Join an available tournament from the tournaments area
• Play tournament games during the event window
• Earn points based on your results and event rules
• Rankings are based on event scoring when the tournament closes
• Some tournaments may be paid, free, seeded, ticket-based, or promotional
Leagues are longer-running competitive groups where members earn points over a season and can qualify for season-related rewards.
Seasons are currently structured around a 30-day season cycle.
A daily reward pool may be funded from platform purchases. At settlement, the top daily performers can receive rewards added to their rewards balance.
Weekly league reward pools can be funded from platform purchases. Winning leagues may split the weekly pool among eligible members.
Season rewards are tied to league standings and season prize pool rules. Winning leagues may receive a share of the season pool, and part of the pool may roll into the next season.
Not always. Eligibility can depend on league membership timing, participation, contribution, and other season rules in effect at the time.
Rewards balance is separate from coins. It is the balance used for eligible reward payouts, such as daily rewards, weekly league rewards, season rewards, or other supported reward programs.
Coins are used for supported in-platform features such as eligible entries, supported competitive features, store-related uses, and other platform actions we may offer.
No. Coins are no longer withdrawable. Coins are for platform use only.
Only eligible rewards balances may be withdrawn, subject to platform rules, review checks, and minimum amounts.
The current minimum is 10 rewards.
Supported on-chain payment flows use USDC on the Base network.
Yes. You are responsible for using the correct network, token, amount, and wallet address. Blockchain mistakes may not be reversible.
Coin purchases are generally final. The platform does not promise refunds for gameplay outcomes, unused coins, user mistakes, or missed entries.
Creator freerolls are free-entry promotional tournaments connected to creator or ticket systems. They can have special schedules, seeded prize pools, and ticket requirements.
Eligible purchases may award freeroll tickets based on the purchase amount and the rules active at that time.
Yes. Promotional tickets can expire and may also be single-use.
No. Once a valid ticket is used for a ticket-based event, it is treated as used and cannot be reused.
Yes. The platform may review gameplay, timing, account behavior, device signals, and other integrity indicators to help prevent cheating and abuse.
The account may be restricted, suspended, or permanently banned. Results, rewards, balances, or event eligibility may also be removed or denied.
Yes. You must be at least 18 years old to use restricted account, purchase, competition, and rewards features.
You can contact support through the support email listed on the website: support@checkmateleague.com
You can review the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Fair Play & Rules pages linked on the site.