Chess vs Opendota
A side-by-side look at the Chess and Opendota MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Chess for gaming work as a local process; choose Opendota for gaming as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Chess when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
get_player, get_stats, get_games.
Choose Opendota when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
hero_stats, pro_matches, search_players.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Gaming | Gaming |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 45/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | 4 |
| Full listing | View Chess | View Opendota |
Tools & capabilities
Chess tools 4
get_playerGet a Chess.com player's profile by username (e.g., 'hikaru'). Returns title, country, followers, join date, and last online time.get_statsGet a CHESS.COM player's ratings and game records across daily, rapid, blitz, and bullet formats. PREFER for "<player>'s blitz/bullet/rapid rating on Chess.com", "what is <player> rated on Chess.com". Returns current/best ratings and win/loss/draw counts.get_gamesRetrieve a player's completed games for a specific month (format: YYYY/MM, e.g., '2024/01'). Returns game URLs, time controls, results, and ratings.get_leaderboardsCheck top-ranked Chess.com players by format (daily, rapid, blitz, bullet). Returns rankings with ratings and win percentages.
Opendota tools 4
hero_statsDota 2 hero meta: per-hero pick/win/ban counts in pro play, primary attribute, attack type, and roles. Optionally filter by role (e.g. "Carry", "Support"). OpenDota keyless data.pro_matchesRecent professional Dota 2 matches: teams, league, winner, score and duration. OpenDota keyless data.search_playersSearch Dota 2 players by persona (display) name. Returns matching account IDs and similarity scores. OpenDota keyless data; may be empty if rate-limited.get_playerDota 2 player profile by account ID: name, country, rank tier, leaderboard rank, and win/loss totals. OpenDota keyless data.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Chess
{
"mcpServers": {
"chess": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-chess"
]
}
}
}
Opendota
{
"mcpServers": {
"opendota": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-opendota"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Chess is categorized under Gaming and uses a local stdio subprocess. Opendota belongs to Gaming and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Chess for gaming work and Opendota for gaming.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Chess has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Opendota has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add chess and opendota as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Chess has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Opendota has 45/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.