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I'm happy to see this added to the site. But can we have a shared undo for misclicks that result in an immediate end game?

You should probably clarify whether turn based games follow the standard rules for correspondence chess. EG is it ok to consult opening databases and strategy books while playing a game.

Good grief! There are a lot of ungrateful people on this site. And the best part is that a lot of the people who complain the most aren't even paying members.

I especially got a chuckle out of the people claiming the right to define what types of games this site should and shouldn't offer.

No one's forcing anyone to play anything here, people. Just move along and play any of the 70 other games. And I doubt that adding this simple game is suddenly going to bring the servers down. Thanks for adding chess!

squarerootofthree wrote:And I doubt that adding this simple game is suddenly going to bring the servers down.

Funny you should mention that.

Funny you should mention that.

Hehe. I didn't say the servers wouldn't go down... I just think that chess is the least of this site's worries.

Is there a possibility to add a 'drag' option? Click click is a bit slow? Premove would be nice too.

Fishwick wrote:Is there a possibility to add a 'drag' option? Click click is a bit slow? Premove would be nice too.

Isn't recommended for the studio. BGA hasn't a "faster" option for Chess (like 1'+5''). Playing in FAST you've 5'+10'' (it's a normal game, really).

If you want think a lot, you can put SLOW (5'+30'').

Oso wrote:

Fishwick wrote:Is there a possibility to add a 'drag' option? Click click is a bit slow? Premove would be nice too.

Isn't recommended for the studio. BGA hasn't a "faster" option for Chess (like 1'+5''). Playing in FAST you've 5'+10'' (it's a normal game, really).

If you want think a lot, you can put SLOW (5'+30'').

I thought the normal game I played was 5/2. Granted I wasn't really paying attention.

It's not about thinking time, but move execution. I like to pre-move capture too, which saves time.

If it's not possible, fair enough. But it will mean nobody will play seriously here (not that that's probably the aim).

Is there really no resign option?!

And are the time controls working correctly. Fast is supposed to be blitz, but I played a slow game yesterday (supposed to be 30-40 minutes) which I'm sure was blitz (5/2).

Hooray! What is a game site without one of the most respected classics of all time? Lighten up, people, and enjoy the ride!