# Chess.com (تشيس دوت كوم)

> Chess.com is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Chess.com](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/chess-com.md)
- Categories: Video Games, Forums & Communities, Online Courses, Sports & Esports
- Official site: https://www.chess.com
- Community votes: 10
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/chess-com

## About

Online chess platform for playing games, puzzles, lessons, and tournaments with a community of millions of players.

## Activity summary

Restricted in Syria. Community testing in June 2026 found the site loads and games are playable, but purchasing a Diamond membership fails with a message that payments cannot be processed from the user's country, blocking paid subscriptions for Syrian users. No outreach to the company has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-06-25 — Investigated. Community testing confirmed that Chess.com is restricted in Syria. The site loads and games are playable, but attempting to purchase a Diamond membership returns the message 'We are sorry, but we are unable to process payments from your country at this time,' blocking paid subscriptions for Syrian users. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/huojmoonm73w9o37gm8s7zjh/qdgdho3x509alq203s46m6e4-screenshot-20260626-011424-chrome.jpg)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/chess-com?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/chess-com/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/chess-com
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/chess-com.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/chess-com.md