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RoChess! Beginner Guide

A short path for the first session: easy bot, legal moves, one puzzle set, then a reviewed game.

RoChess! Beginner Guide

A short path for the first session: easy bot, legal moves, one puzzle set, then a reviewed game.

First session

  1. Open the game — Launch the official experience. Skip rated matchmaking until piece selection feels normal.
  2. Join RoChess! — The experience is free. Server size is 50. Voice chat and camera are not supported.
  3. Practice before you queue — The developer says to start with an easy bot and work toward Master. There are 19 Vortex bots.
  4. Bot route — Finish a game without hanging a piece in one move, then move up.
  5. Piece laws — Pawns through kings, plus castling, en passant, and promotion.
  6. Add people and review — Use puzzles for one position, then one rated game, then Game Review.
  7. Puzzle habits — More than 1,300 rated puzzles, with a separate leaderboard.
  8. Review the game — Accuracy, blunders, and the live Analysis Board.

Published starter guides

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Which clocks can I play?

The public leaderboards are Bullet, Blitz, Rapid, and Puzzles. The experience also says there are 9 time controls. The exact clock for each of those 9 is not printed on the game description, so this wiki does not assign minute values to them.

How do codes work?

The only code printed by the developer community is GROUPCODE, for free Tokens. Join 1 Elo Chess, open RoChess!, use Shop then Codes, and submit the code exactly. Several 18 October 2026 lists also name 1000LIKES, SOYSLOPGAMES, and CORDCODE, but those strings are not on the community description.

What should a new player do first?

Start with an easy bot, learn legal moves and king safety, then use puzzles before you queue a rated game. After the game, open Game Review and the Analysis Board. The developer tells new players to begin with an easy bot and work toward Master.

What is RoChess!?

RoChess! is a free Roblox experience by 1 Elo Chess. It is rated chess against other people, with 9 time controls, Game Review, an Analysis Board, more than 1,300 rated puzzles, 19 Vortex bots from Beginner to Master, and recognition for more than 3,800 openings.

Is RoChess! free?

Yes. The experience is free to join on Roblox. Tokens from codes are a separate reward, and this wiki does not have a published list of what Tokens buy.