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Welcome to Chessgames! We are and always will be a free site, but you can greatly enhance your experience by subscribing to our premium tier of advanced features for only $US 39/year. The chart below illustrates just a few benefits of Chessgames Premium Membership. (Mouse over the left column for more information on each feature.)


OPENING EXPLORER [?]	limited to Opening of the Day or the first few moves	unlimited
GUESS THE MOVE [?]	limited to free trial	over 15,000 games to play
COMPUTER ANALYSIS [?]	6 second analyses on demand	up to 1 hour analysis on our dedicated Stockfish™ server
THE ANALYSIS LABORATORY [?]	—	*quick, medium, or deep-analyses of any* move, variation, or game—including your own!**
LIVE CHESS BROADCASTS [?]	—	dozens of broadcasts annually
TACTICAL EXCERCISES [?]	limited to Puzzle of the Day	access to past 60 days
REPERTOIRE EXPLORER [?]	limited to Player of the Day	chose from over 25,000 players
SACRIFICE EXPLORER [?]	—	unlimited
ENDGAME EXPLORER [?]	—	unlimited
GAME HISTORY [?]	—	30 day history
PGN DOWNLOAD [?]	one game at a time	download any search, or the entire archive
CHESSFORUMS [?]	—	one per account
CUSTOMIZATIONS [?]	basic	turn off advertisements, customize menu, adjust colors, and more
SEARCH KIBITZING [?]	—	unlimited
AVATARS [?]	—	choose from a gallery of thousands
GAME COLLECTIONS [?]	up to 8 collections, 101 games each	up to 1000 collections, 450 games each

OUR 30-DAY NO-QUESTIONS-ASKED IRON-CLAD GUARANTEE: If you are not completely satisfied with your upgrade to Chessgames Premium Membership, you may cancel your subscription anytime within the first 30 days for a full refund.

WILL I REALLY GET BETTER AT CHESS? Whether you're a beginner or master, we guarantee it. If you study solid openings with the Opening Explorer, you won't find yourself in early problems. And for the middle/endgame, there's no better tool online than Guess-the-Move. Remember: if you get so good that you can accurately guess the moves of grandmasters, then you'll be a grandmaster yourself!

WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD? You can use the Paypal option on the checkout page. You may also mail a check or money order; please see our FAQ for details.

HOW DO I BUY PREMIUM SERVICES FOR ANOTHER MEMBER? That's very kind of you; please see our Give the Gift of Chess page and make someone's day.

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