ChessVS Club · Alpha Waitlist Open

YOUR CHESS
SKILL IS
Worth Something.

Win matches. Earn tokens. The better you play, the more you earn. No bots winning. No whales buying championships. Just chess — with economic stakes that finally reflect how good you actually are.

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Base L2 · $CVS · $FOCUS · ELO-gated earning · 500-player alpha
600M
Chess players worldwide
None of them earn from their skill. Chess has the world's most trusted competitive rating system. We're making it worth something.
1,400
ELO to unlock max earnings
The top earning tier requires 1,400 ELO. You cannot buy your way there. The ELO gate is the anti-bot architecture — it's also your proof of skill.
10K:1
FOCUS to CVS bridge rate
Win matches, earn $FOCUS. Convert to $CVS. Fixed supply of 1 billion CVS — no inflation. Your earnings have real scarcity behind them.
How It Works

CHESS.
Plus one layer.

Same rules you already know. We've added Battle Cards — abilities that make a good move devastating. They reward skill. They don't replace it.

1
Pick Your Club
Choose Bitcoinia or Etheryst at launch. Your club defines your board, your cards, and your place in the competitive narrative. 10 more clubs arrive across 12 seasons.
2
Build Your Loadout
Before each match, choose up to 5 Battle Cards to bring in. Each card has an ability tied to a specific piece type. Declare it. Play it. Watch it fire.
3
Play Real Chess
Standard rules. Legal moves only. Cards shift outcomes in roughly 15–25% of evenly matched games. The better chess player wins — always.
4
Win. Earn. Repeat.
Wins earn $FOCUS. Draws and losses earn zero — deliberately. Daily cap per account. No bots. No shortcuts. Only consistent winning builds real earnings.
The Clubs

TWO AT
Launch.

Every player belongs to a club. Your club is your identity — board aesthetic, card collection, AI persona, and community. 12 clubs across 12 seasons.

Club 01 · Bitcoin · Season 1 — Genesis War
BITCOINIA
"The first chain. The forge. The standard."
Forge Surge — ATK +15% after any capture

The attrition club. Industrial, powerful, relentless. Dark cast iron and amber ember aesthetic. For players who win through positional pressure and raw calculation.

Club 02 · Ethereum · Season 2 — The Merge
ETHERYST
"Codewrights rewrite the rules of the board."
Crystal Clarity — FL1 + FL2 simultaneously

The combinatorial club. Elegant, precise, layered. Crystal and geometric light aesthetic. For players who find chess beautiful and win by seeing further.

+ 10 more clubs across Seasons 3–12 · Solanode · Cosmosis · Tonvex · Azur · Tezrath · Polaris · Zerova · Xerion · Binancium · Flowtora
The Earn System

BETTER CHESS.
Higher earnings.

Three tiers. Each one requires more skill to reach. The top tier requires 1,400 ELO — you cannot purchase it. Phase 1 alpha is testnet only.

Tier 01 · Free
CANDIDATE
1× earn rate

500 FOCUS daily cap. FL1 cards only. 5-card loadout. No requirements. Start earning immediately after your first win.

Tier 02 · 7,500 FOCUS burn
TACTICIAN
1.5× earn rate

750 FOCUS daily cap. FL1 + FL2 cards. 8-card loadout. Phone verification required — the first proof-of-human gate.

Tier 03 · ELO ≥ 1,400
SOVEREIGN
2× earn rate

1,000 FOCUS daily cap. All FL1 + FL2 + FL3 cards. 10-card loadout. ELO 1,400+ required. Money cannot buy this.

Our Commitments

WHAT WE
Promise You.

500 Spots · Three Waves · First Wave Opens at Month 1

JOIN THE
Alpha.

Discord is your waitlist. No Discord, no invite. Join now and you'll be among the first 500 to test the earn loop before real tokens exist.

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Alpha testers who provide substantive feedback receive a Founder's Edition Battle Card — never minted again after alpha closes.