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    Welcome

    Welcome to Pure Pawn, a free online chess site!

    Pure Pawn is a quickly growing community of chess enthusiasts who you can play against either in real-time or in a correspondence-style matches. Once you become a member, you can join any open game available, challenge other users directly, or find a game through matchmaking. Finally, after every game, the winner is awarded some of the loser's points according to the elo rating system.

    Also be sure to check out our wiki project to document every significant opening and game, as well as a collection of teaching examples. Remember, it's a wiki, so any member can contribute.

    Whether you want to learn how to play, improve your skills, or show that you're the finest player to ever grace the game, Pure Pawn is the place for you. To start playing, you need to login or register for the site here.

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