Browser extension. Set your auto-stake amount, hit play on chess.com, and the winner takes the pot. Built on Solana.
Closed beta — join the waitlist to get early access.
Chrome, Brave, or Edge. Connect your Phantom wallet.
Pick a SOL amount. The extension matches you with another PawnPot user in the same chess.com game automatically.
Click play on chess.com like you always do. Pot locks on-chain when matched.
Result confirmed via chess.com's official record. 24h hold for fair-play check, then payout. 4% fee.
The PawnPot oracle reads the official chess.com record after the game ends. No client-side trust. Winner is whatever chess.com says.
Pots are held for 24-48h after the game ends. If chess.com closes either account for fair play violations during that window, the entire pot goes to the other player.
Chess is a pure skill game. In most jurisdictions skill games are exempt from gambling regulation. Some US states (AZ, AR, FL, IL and others) restrict skill-based real-money play. Check your local rules.
The extension only reads from the page locally. It doesn't move pieces, doesn't query engines, doesn't send any unusual traffic to chess.com. We minimize identifying data on-chain by hashing game IDs and usernames.
4% of the total pot. Pre-launch this may be lower for early users.
Sub-cent transaction fees and 1-second confirmation. Anything else would eat into small stakes.