Nibbler SEO audit for www.chess.com
Summary
Overall8.0
The overall score for this website.
Accessibility7.7
How accessible the website is to mobile and disabled users.
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Experience9.1
How satisfying the website is likely to be for users.
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Marketing6.7
How well marketed and popular the website is.
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Technology8.4
How well designed and built the website is.
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Nibbler tested a sample of 5 pages from this website at 1:17 AM on Mar 27, 2024 (GMT).
Top priorities for website improvement
- Define meaningful headings for all webpages. This is likely to help this website's search engine placement and assist visitors in navigating content. (read more)
- Add meaningful anchor text that describes the link's destination. If the link contains an image, ensure you have provided alt text. (read more)
- Consider the amount of text on this website and increase it if appropriate. (read more)
Headings1.0
- A large number (60.0%) of pages do not use defined headings. This means that users and search engines may find it harder to determine the content of this website's pages. Correctly defined headings aid accessibility and are particularly important for search engine optimization.
- Define meaningful headings for all webpages. This is likely to help this website's search engine placement and assist visitors in navigating content.
Page headings detail
| URL | Heading | Level |
| www.chess.com/ | Play Chess Online on the #1 Site! | H1 |
| www.chess.com/ | Solve Chess Puzzles | H2 |
| www.chess.com/ | Take Chess Lessons | H2 |
| www.chess.com/ | Follow what’s happening in Chess Today. | H2 |
| www.chess.com/ | My Return To Reykjavik | H3 |
| www.chess.com/ | Take On The New GM Ben Finegold Bot! | H3 |
| www.chess.com/ | From Trailblazers To Candidates: 10 Brilliancies Played By Women | H3 |
| www.chess.com/ | Prophylaxis And Technique Part Two | H3 |
| www.chess.com/watch | Watch | H1 |
Amount of content3.9
Rendering Chart...
- This website has an average of 101 words per page. The amount of content on a website has been shown to correlate with its search engine ranking.
- Consider the amount of text on this website and increase it if appropriate.
Amount of content discovered
| Page | Characters | Words |
| www.chess.com/ | 1324 | 186 |
| www.chess.com/play | 213 | 22 |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | 224 | 22 |
| www.chess.com/learn | 209 | 22 |
| www.chess.com/watch | 2543 | 254 |
Internal links5.3
- 26 links have no text describing their destination. Links on a page should describe their destination for the benefit of both screen readers and search engine spiders.
- Add meaningful anchor text that describes the link's destination. If the link contains an image, ensure you have provided alt text.
Empty link text
- Add meaningful anchor text that describes the link's destination. If the link contains an image, ensure you have provided alt text.
Images8.1
97% of images have a clearly defined size
62 images are being resized by the browser
- Some images (3.0%) don't have defined sizes using width and height attributes in the HTML. These attributes are optional, but strongly recommended as they help the browser arrange the page more quickly.
- Add width and height attributes to all image tags. The width and height you specify should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use CSS.
Non Explicitly Sized Images
Image URL Format Page URL www.chess.com/.../image-default.445cb543.svg svg www.chess.com/ www.chess.com/.../image-default.445cb543.svg svg www.chess.com/
- Add width and height attributes to all image tags. The width and height you specify should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use CSS.
- 62 images are being stretched in the browser.
- The width and height you specify in an image tag should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use the CSS width and height properties.
Stretched Images
- The width and height you specify in an image tag should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use the CSS width and height properties.
Mobile10.0
- All of this website appears to be optimised for viewing on a mobile phone or a tablet.
Media specific CSS detected
Server behavior10.0
404 page
Compression
- This website handles missing pages correctly by sending a 404 HTTP status code.
- This website was served with GZIP encoding. This is very good because it reduces the loading time of a web page.
- This website follows the best practice of using a permanent (HTTP 301) redirect between URLs with/without trailing slashes. This is ideal.
- This website follows the best practice of using a permanent (HTTP 301) redirect from http://chess.com to http://www.chess.com. This is ideal.
Analytics10.0
100% of pages use analytics
Multiple Analytics Solutions
- Every page in this website is using some form of analytics software. This is excellent and should allow for a complete analysis of visitor behavior.
Analytics Software Found
| Software Name |
| Google Tag Manager |
| Google Analytics |
Page titles10.0
100% of pages have defined titles
0% of page titles are weak
- All pages were found to use page titles appropriately. Page titles appear in search results and at the top of the browser's window when visiting the site. Appropriate page titles are particularly important for search engine optimization.
Page titles
Meta tags10.0
This is how this website will look in Google search listings:
Chess.com - Play Chess Online - Free Games
www.chess.com/
Play chess online for free on Chess.com with over 150 million members from around the world. Have fun playing with friends or challenging the computer!
- All pages were found to include a meta description. This is good because search engines (like Google) show this text in search result pages.
Meta Tags (name attribute)
| Page URL | Name | Content |
| www.chess.com/ | robots | NOODP |
| www.chess.com/ | robots | NOYDIR |
| www.chess.com/ | verify-v1 | TgxixMKtxcQ+9NUdD7grKbzw3tAl3iJWlTPSPKt9t0I= |
| www.chess.com/ | p:domain_verify | 314c7ba9469cc171a12a46b43e0e2aed |
| www.chess.com/ | google-site-verification | n7BdKb0xn1E9tRJXvmMxE3Ynr-QajBOi1yA1srT4Nrc |
| www.chess.com/ | apple-itunes-app | app-id=329218549 |
| www.chess.com/ | description | Play chess online for free on Chess.com with over 150 million members from around the world. Have fun playing with friends or challenging the computer! |
| www.chess.com/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1 |
| www.chess.com/ | language-banner-styles | /bundles/app/css/language-banner.client.9d3e4d53.css |
| www.chess.com/ | language-banner-scripts | /bundles/app/js/language-banner.client.8812fded.js |
| www.chess.com/ | theme-color | |
| www.chess.com/ | twitter:title | Chess.com - Play Chess Online - Free Games |
| www.chess.com/ | twitter:card | summary_large_image |
| www.chess.com/ | twitter:site | @chesscom |
| www.chess.com/ | twitter:description | Play chess online for free on Chess.com with over 150 million members from around the world. Have fun playing with friends or challenging the computer! |
| www.chess.com/ | twitter:image | https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/social/share-home.a3e2cdbb.png |
| www.chess.com/play | robots | NOODP |
| www.chess.com/play | robots | NOYDIR |
| www.chess.com/play | verify-v1 | TgxixMKtxcQ+9NUdD7grKbzw3tAl3iJWlTPSPKt9t0I= |
| www.chess.com/play | p:domain_verify | 314c7ba9469cc171a12a46b43e0e2aed |
| www.chess.com/play | google-site-verification | n7BdKb0xn1E9tRJXvmMxE3Ynr-QajBOi1yA1srT4Nrc |
| www.chess.com/play | apple-itunes-app | app-id=329218549 |
| www.chess.com/play | description | Join millions of players playing numerous chess games every day on Chess.com. Choose from blitz and daily games, play vs. computer, solve puzzles, and more. |
| www.chess.com/play | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1 |
| www.chess.com/play | language-banner-styles | /bundles/app/css/language-banner.client.9d3e4d53.css |
| www.chess.com/play | language-banner-scripts | /bundles/app/js/language-banner.client.8812fded.js |
| www.chess.com/play | theme-color | |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | robots | NOODP |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | robots | NOYDIR |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | verify-v1 | TgxixMKtxcQ+9NUdD7grKbzw3tAl3iJWlTPSPKt9t0I= |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | p:domain_verify | 314c7ba9469cc171a12a46b43e0e2aed |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | google-site-verification | n7BdKb0xn1E9tRJXvmMxE3Ynr-QajBOi1yA1srT4Nrc |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | apple-itunes-app | app-id=329218549 |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | description | Test your tactical skills with chess puzzles that push your limits. The faster you solve, the higher your score. Keep track of your progress and stats. |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1 |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | language-banner-styles | /bundles/app/css/language-banner.client.9d3e4d53.css |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | language-banner-scripts | /bundles/app/js/language-banner.client.8812fded.js |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | theme-color | |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | twitter:title | Chess Puzzles - Improve Your Chess by Solving Tactics |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | twitter:card | summary_large_image |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | twitter:site | @chesscom |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | twitter:description | Test your tactical skills with chess puzzles that push your limits. The faster you solve, the higher your score. Keep track of your progress and stats. |
| www.chess.com/puzzles/rated | twitter:image | https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/social/share-puzzle-rated.7954ac3e.png |
| www.chess.com/learn | robots | NOODP |
| www.chess.com/learn | robots | NOYDIR |
| www.chess.com/learn | verify-v1 | TgxixMKtxcQ+9NUdD7grKbzw3tAl3iJWlTPSPKt9t0I= |
| www.chess.com/learn | p:domain_verify | 314c7ba9469cc171a12a46b43e0e2aed |
| www.chess.com/learn | google-site-verification | n7BdKb0xn1E9tRJXvmMxE3Ynr-QajBOi1yA1srT4Nrc |
| www.chess.com/learn | apple-itunes-app | app-id=329218549 |
| www.chess.com/learn | description | Take lessons from chess masters, improve endgame play, practice positions, explore chess openings, or analyze and review games. |
| www.chess.com/learn | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1 |
| www.chess.com/learn | language-banner-styles | /bundles/app/css/language-banner.client.9d3e4d53.css |
| www.chess.com/learn | language-banner-scripts | /bundles/app/js/language-banner.client.8812fded.js |
| www.chess.com/learn | theme-color | |
| www.chess.com/watch | robots | NOODP |
| www.chess.com/watch | robots | NOYDIR |
| www.chess.com/watch | verify-v1 | TgxixMKtxcQ+9NUdD7grKbzw3tAl3iJWlTPSPKt9t0I= |
| www.chess.com/watch | p:domain_verify | 314c7ba9469cc171a12a46b43e0e2aed |
| www.chess.com/watch | google-site-verification | n7BdKb0xn1E9tRJXvmMxE3Ynr-QajBOi1yA1srT4Nrc |
| www.chess.com/watch | apple-itunes-app | app-id=329218549 |
| www.chess.com/watch | description | Watch the latest chess events, follow top streamers, or check ChessTV's schedule. There are so many ways to enjoy chess! |
| www.chess.com/watch | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1 |
| www.chess.com/watch | language-banner-styles | /bundles/app/css/language-banner.client.9d3e4d53.css |
| www.chess.com/watch | language-banner-scripts | /bundles/app/js/language-banner.client.8812fded.js |
| www.chess.com/watch | theme-color |
Printability10.0
100% of pages are optimized for printing
- All pages of this website appear to be optimized for printing (using CSS).
Media specific CSS detected
URL format10.0
Every URL is well written
- This website uses appropriate web addresses (URLs) throughout. This is excellent and will help search engine placement, usability and the marketability of this website.
Freshness10.0
Last updated March 26, 2024
- It looks like this website was last updated on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. This is good because visitors perceive up-to-date websites as more credible. Websites that are updated regularly are also spidered by search engines more often.
- To find this information we used the last modified dates reported by this website's server in addition to looking for dates written on each page.
All dates found
Twitteri
This website does not appear to be associated with a Twitter account.
- There was a problem checking the Twitter accounts associated with this website.
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