Chess.com · Schema

Chess.com Game

Single chess game record as returned by monthly archive endpoints.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
url	string
pgn	string	PGN-formatted game including headers.
time_control	string
end_time	integer	Unix timestamp when the game ended.
rated	boolean
tcn	string	Chess.com compressed move encoding.
uuid	string
initial_setup	string	FEN of starting position.
fen	string	FEN of final position.
time_class	string
rules	string
white	object
black	object
eco	string
tournament	string
match	string

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chess-com/main/json-schema/chess-com-game-schema.json",
  "title": "Chess.com Game",
  "description": "Single chess game record as returned by monthly archive endpoints.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["url", "pgn", "time_class", "rules", "white", "black"],
  "properties": {
    "url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
    "pgn": { "type": "string", "description": "PGN-formatted game including headers." },
    "time_control": { "type": "string" },
    "end_time": { "type": "integer", "description": "Unix timestamp when the game ended." },
    "rated": { "type": "boolean" },
    "tcn": { "type": "string", "description": "Chess.com compressed move encoding." },
    "uuid": { "type": "string", "format": "uuid" },
    "initial_setup": { "type": "string", "description": "FEN of starting position." },
    "fen": { "type": "string", "description": "FEN of final position." },
    "time_class": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["daily", "rapid", "blitz", "bullet"]
    },
    "rules": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["chess", "chess960", "bughouse", "kingofthehill", "threecheck", "crazyhouse"]
    },
    "white": { "$ref": "#/$defs/GamePlayer" },
    "black": { "$ref": "#/$defs/GamePlayer" },
    "eco": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
    "tournament": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
    "match": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "GamePlayer": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["rating", "result", "@id", "username"],
      "properties": {
        "rating": { "type": "integer" },
        "result": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "win",
            "checkmated",
            "agreed",
            "repetition",
            "timeout",
            "resigned",
            "stalemate",
            "lose",
            "insufficient",
            "50move",
            "abandoned",
            "kingofthehill",
            "threecheck",
            "bughousepartnerlose"
          ]
        },
        "@id": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
        "username": { "type": "string" },
        "uuid": { "type": "string", "format": "uuid" }
      }
    }
  }
}