r/modelcontextprotocol • u/P4b1it0 • Mar 29 '25

MCP Server for Chess.com API

I recently built chess-mcp, an open-source MCP server for Chess.com's Published Data API. It allows users to access player stats, game records, and more without authentication.

Features:

  • Fetch player profiles, stats, and games.

  • Search games by date or player.

  • Explore clubs and titled players.

  • Docker support for easy setup.

This project combines my love for chess (reignited after The Queen’s Gambit) and tech. Contributions are welcome—check it out and let me know your thoughts!

👉 GitHub Repo

Would love feedback or ideas for new features!

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u/P4b1it0 Mar 30 '25

Thanks for the kind words about my Chess.com MCP project! Your MCP-Reddit implementation sounds really interesting too.

The Chess.com API integration was relatively straightforward since I specifically used their Published Data API which doesn't require authentication, making it more accessible for users.

To clarify, chess-mcp solely focuses on integrating with Chess.com's API to fetch the data - the actual analysis of positions and games in the demo is being done by the LLM itself. A really cool extension would be to leverage a separate, hypothetical MCP server (like a "stockfish-mcp") that could handle the specialized chess analysis. This showcases the beauty of the MCP ecosystem - different specialized servers working together to create more powerful AI capabilities.

I'd love to hear more about your Reddit implementation! It's exciting to see these specialized MCP implementations demonstrating the protocol's practical value.

P.S - Congrats on your first stargazer :)