Play together
Online play
Join a group
Enter the group code from your teacher, coach or parent.
Organising the session? Create or manage a group
Group setup
Loading your group…
Checking your saved group access.
Online play setup
Create or manage a group
Set up online play for your class, club or family. No Acorn Chess installation is required.
New group
Create a group
Choose a group name and how players should be named.
Existing group
Manage an existing group
Enter the private Admin Key that was shown when the group was created.
Group created
Your group is ready
Keep private
Save your Admin Key
You need this key to manage the group from another browser or recover access if this browser's site data is cleared. Players only need the join code.
Your group
Group
Settings
Group details
Players
Group members
No players have joined this group yet.
Group access
Admin Key
Keep this private. It allows anyone who has it to manage this group.
View Admin Key
Access and deletion
Group actions
Removing this group from the browser does not delete it. You can recover it later with the Admin Key.
Connecting…
Connecting to your multiplayer group.
Group
Multiplayer group
Play
Challenge someone directly in the lobby or be matched against others looking for an opponent for this game mode.
Matchmaking
Finding opponent…
Lobby
Players online (0)
No one else is online yet
When another player in your group comes online, they'll appear here.
Multiplayer game