Multiplayer Chess
Playing chess online with friends is fun, but if you have any difficulties, find your answers right here.
Is there a difference in multiplayer between the free and premium version of SparkChess?
Here’s the list of multiplayer Premium benefits:
- Create and manage teams;
- Game stats to track progress;
- History / replay of all multiplayer games, with cloud sync across devices;
- Private playing areas;
- Unlimited number of daily games (free accounts are dynamically limited to conserve resources);
- Unlimited score (free accounts are limited to 2000 points);
- Priority access if the service is congested;
Is the multiplayer service free?
Yes. There are no monthly fees. However, paying customers do enjoy extra benefits, including creating and managing teams, stats and history, private playing areas, unlimited number of daily games, unlimited score, priority access and more.
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