Chess.Com MCP By UnClick
Let your coding agent fetch Chess.com profiles, game history, puzzles, and leaderboards while you build chess coaches, stats sites, or community tools.
Overview
Chess.com MCP is a Build-phase MCP server that lets coding agents query Chess.com player profiles, stats, games, puzzles, and leaderboards over stdio without an API key.
What is this MCP server?
- stdio MCP server via npx @unclick/chessdotcom-mcp (v0.1.0)
- Player profiles, ratings, stats, and game history without a Chess.com API key
- Puzzle and leaderboard lookups for coaching, content, or analytics flows
- Published by UnClick under the malamutemayhem/unclick monorepo subfolder chessdotcom-mcp
- Server version 0.1.0
- npm package @unclick/chessdotcom-mcp
- Transport: stdio
Community signal: 4 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Building chess features means repeatedly scraping or calling Chess.com endpoints yourself instead of letting the agent pull normalized player and leaderboard data on demand.
Who is it for?
Indie builders making chess stats dashboards, puzzle trainers, or community bots who already use MCP in Claude Code or Cursor.
Skip if: Teams that need official licensed Chess.com partnership APIs, real-time board play, or products with zero chess vertical focus.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After you register the UnClick Chess.com MCP server, your agent can answer chess-data questions and feed your app’s backend or content pipelines from live Chess.com context.
- Registered stdio MCP server in agent config
- Agent-callable Chess.com profile, game, puzzle, and leaderboard queries
- Structured chess data for your app or scripts
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Journey fit
Chess.com data is wired in during product construction, not during initial idea discovery for unrelated products. This is an MCP bridge to an external chess platform API surface—classic agent-tooling integration work in the build phase.
How it compares
Chess.com data MCP integration, not a gameplay engine or generic web-scraping skill.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Chess.com MCP for?
Solo and indie developers building chess-adjacent apps, agents, or content workflows who want Chess.com stats inside their IDE assistant.
When should I use Chess.com MCP?
Use it during build when you need player profiles, games, puzzles, or leaderboards while coding features—not as a substitute for product validation outside chess.
How do I add Chess.com MCP to my agent?
Add an MCP stdio entry pointing at npx with package @unclick/chessdotcom-mcp per your agent’s MCP config, then restart the client.