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ctd ctd
 
December 15, 2008 02:28 PM

Where is the best place to play online chess?

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shivsky shivsky
 
 December 15, 2008 02:39 PM
1.Internet Chess Club (ICC) at www.chessclub.com ( paid service, though clearly the best)
2.RedHotPawn.com ( free and paid available, slow chess, one-move-a-day)
3.Free Internet chess Server (http://www.freechess.org/) : This one's free but lacks certain features that the paid sites (eg. ICC above) offer.
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- USCF 1600+ rated player playing serious chess (tournaments) for the past 4 years.

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consumptio... consumptio...
 
December 15, 2008 03:50 PM
Yahoo Games. There are always players looking for a game all hours of the night. The only problem with online chess is the person on the other end can be using a chess program to cheat.

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kerryk kerryk
 
December 15, 2008 04:10 PM
PocketMonkey and ItsYourTurn have good chess games.

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davidmaste... davidmaste...
 
December 15, 2008 04:11 PM
Yahoo Games is my favourite online gaming site. They have an excellent rating system, and there's always someone to play against.

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hartwell hartwell
 
December 15, 2008 06:14 PM
Richard's PBeM server.

http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv/chess.html

You challenge yor opponent via email, all mail goes to the server with a move command, the boardnumber, your name, your password and your move. (all that in the Subject: line of your email) If you want to make a comment to your opponent, that goes in the body of the email.

the server evaluates your move, if legal, it makes the move for you and sends an ASCII representation of the board to both players. play continues until a checkmate or a player reasigns.

Games can take a day, a month or a year. There is a timekeeper at the server that will nag you to move if you let it go for a week or so.

I still play backgammon, plakoto and mouzeltim there. great service.

signup instructions are at:
http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv/commands.html
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http://www.gamerz.net


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repotxtx repotxtx
 
December 15, 2008 08:34 PM
I use schemingmind.com for correspondence/email chess. The interface is web-based with email notifications of moves. I use a Yahoo widget that sits on my desktop and alerts me when it is my turn for any of my ongoing games.
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www.schemingmind.com


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usernameqq... usernameqq...
 
December 15, 2008 10:50 PM
shredderchess.com

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empirecity... empirecity...
 
June 07, 2009 07:45 AM
ICC is respected by those ranked 1800 plus, but http://www.chess.com is gaining and yet they unlike ICC are free and amassing their own list of GM and lesser title masters.
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http://www.chess.com


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skwerly skwerly
 
October 02, 2009 07:26 AM
Check out World Chess Live. It's a pay site, but it's very family friendly, and it's supported by the USCF.

www.worldchesslive.com

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