Staked Matchmaking

On the Play page, select a stake tier and click Find Match. You enter a queue and are paired with a player within 100 ELO of your rating at the same stake.

Complete placement and keep enough USD credits for your stake. You can only have one active game or post-game review at a time.

Both players' stakes are reserved from their USD credit balances and the game begins. You are redirected to the live board with the shared time control.

Cancel search from the Play page if you no longer want to wait. Matchmaking bans from fair-play penalties block queue access until the ban expires.

The winner receives 95% of the pot as USD credits after review completes. Your ELO updates based on the result. Check Leaderboard to see where you rank.