How Many Here Also Use "Chess.com"?

@mintly said in #37:

I don't have a good computer so I can't run chess.com effectively. It takes me 10-20 seconds to even make a move in a game and it's just not a good user experience for me

Therefore the only websites I use is lichess.org, lidraughts.org and lishogi.org and I can only play board games :)

I have a slow computer too, a laptop with Windows 11 on it. Plus I live in Australia, a nation that has the world's worst internet.

@mintly said in #37: > I don't have a good computer so I can't run chess.com effectively. It takes me 10-20 seconds to even make a move in a game and it's just not a good user experience for me > > Therefore the only websites I use is lichess.org, lidraughts.org and lishogi.org and I can only play board games :) I have a slow computer too, a laptop with Windows 11 on it. Plus I live in Australia, a nation that has the world's worst internet.

Noob_F0X1

#42

@Pambrus said in #38:

Give me your name (on chess.com)

PA153

Noob_F0X

@Pambrus said in #38: > > Give me your name (on chess.com) > > PA153 Noob_F0X

Meeeeeeee

Low population density is a challenge, not a barrier, to world-class Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) internet.
Copper wires cannot transmit data as fast as full fiber-optic cables.
So, which chess sites uses high speed network cards for their servers?
Can we all get 10Gb at our homes? Well it depends what's available in your location.

https://www.nicgiga.com/products/10gb-sfp-pci-e-network-card-intel-82599x520-da1-controller-nicgiga-10gbps-ethernet-adapter-10gbe-sfp-port-10g-nic-card-support-windows-windows-server-linux-vmware

A chess game against your friend ... is it going to be the same if you play on one site compared to another?
Does the chessboard really make a difference?

For me the size would and if the pieces looked too complex and not standard in design.
So I use "Staunty pieces" on a greenish chessboard. The zen mode is great to concentrate on the game.
The rest just seems like cosmetics.

I've played on many sites and places, but lichess is where I've played the most number of games.

Fact checking post number 41. https://www.speedtest.net/global-index https://www.speedtest.net/global-index/australia https://www.speedtest.net/global-index/iceland https://www.speedtest.net/global-index/mongolia https://www.speedtest.net/global-index/namibia Low population density is a challenge, not a barrier, to world-class Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) internet. Copper wires cannot transmit data as fast as full fiber-optic cables. So, which chess sites uses high speed network cards for their servers? Can we all get 10Gb at our homes? Well it depends what's available in your location. https://www.nicgiga.com/products/10gb-sfp-pci-e-network-card-intel-82599x520-da1-controller-nicgiga-10gbps-ethernet-adapter-10gbe-sfp-port-10g-nic-card-support-windows-windows-server-linux-vmware A chess game against your friend ... is it going to be the same if you play on one site compared to another? Does the chessboard really make a difference? For me the size would and if the pieces looked too complex and not standard in design. So I use "Staunty pieces" on a greenish chessboard. The zen mode is great to concentrate on the game. The rest just seems like cosmetics. I've played on many sites and places, but lichess is where I've played the most number of games.

kele20

#45

@Pambrus said in #1:

I'm just curious about the percentage of Lichess members who use it, because apparently it's the world's largest online chess site, but I think this one is actually better. "Chess.com" has quite a few flaws, and I encountered some really annoying people there too. Plus they've taken a "firm stand" on a political issue, which is something that, to me, is a real turn-off. I hope this is the right place to ask this question, because I'm relatively new here and this is my very first question.

About what is their "firm stand"?

@Pambrus said in #1: > I'm just curious about the percentage of Lichess members who use it, because apparently it's the world's largest online chess site, but I think this one is actually better. "Chess.com" has quite a few flaws, and I encountered some really annoying people there too. Plus they've taken a "firm stand" on a political issue, which is something that, to me, is a real turn-off. I hope this is the right place to ask this question, because I'm relatively new here and this is my very first question. About what is their "firm stand"?

Pambrus

#46

@kele20 said in #45:

I'm just curious about the percentage of Lichess members who use it, because apparently it's the world's largest online chess site, but I think this one is actually better. "Chess.com" has quite a few flaws, and I encountered some really annoying people there too. Plus they've taken a "firm stand" on a political issue, which is something that, to me, is a real turn-off. I hope this is the right place to ask this question, because I'm relatively new here and this is my very first question.

About what is their "firm stand"?

They "support" Ukraine in their war with Russia, like that's going to actually make any difference to what is going on over there. Chess and politics should never be mixed. In fact, neither should anything else be tainted by it, because the result is never good.

@kele20 said in #45: > > I'm just curious about the percentage of Lichess members who use it, because apparently it's the world's largest online chess site, but I think this one is actually better. "Chess.com" has quite a few flaws, and I encountered some really annoying people there too. Plus they've taken a "firm stand" on a political issue, which is something that, to me, is a real turn-off. I hope this is the right place to ask this question, because I'm relatively new here and this is my very first question. > > About what is their "firm stand"? They "support" Ukraine in their war with Russia, like that's going to actually make any difference to what is going on over there. Chess and politics should never be mixed. In fact, neither should anything else be tainted by it, because the result is never good.

fallboss007

#47

I have an account in the forbidden platform but I'm inactive on it

pauliewoll

#48

Try asking Chess.com for a 45/45 opponent and you'll be waiting all day. It's fun for bullet and blitz, but not the place for 'long-form' chess.

Talezassian

#49

@Pambrus said in #46:

They "support" Ukraine in their war with Russia, like that's going to actually make any difference to what is going on over there. Chess and politics should never be mixed. In fact, neither should anything else be tainted by it, because the result is never good.

Lichess has a very similar position.

https://www.chess.com/article/view/on-the-invasion-of-ukraine
https://lichess.org/@/lichess/blog/lichess-statement-on-the-war-in-ukraine/Yie1MhIA

The difference is that although lichess "will also not show any Russian or Belarusian flags or play their anthems in official broadcasts and media from official FIDE events", they "will not remove Russian or Belarusian flags from user profiles"

Whereas Chess.com "are not displaying Russian or Belarusian flags in broadcasts of any FIDE or prize events" and "On Chess.com, the Russian flag has been replaced with <a grey rectangle>"

Also calling it Ukraine's war with Russia makes it sound like the Ukrainians started it and/or are keeping it going - Russia invaded THEM and continue to attack their civilians and civilian infrastructure. It's why the majority of nations have condemned Russia for it, whereas most nations haven't issued the same sort of condemnation of - for example - Israel's actions in Palestine and why the two situations are not directly comparable.

@Pambrus said in #46: > They "support" Ukraine in their war with Russia, like that's going to actually make any difference to what is going on over there. Chess and politics should never be mixed. In fact, neither should anything else be tainted by it, because the result is never good. Lichess has a very similar position. https://www.chess.com/article/view/on-the-invasion-of-ukraine https://lichess.org/@/lichess/blog/lichess-statement-on-the-war-in-ukraine/Yie1MhIA The difference is that although lichess "will also not show any Russian or Belarusian flags or play their anthems in official broadcasts and media from official FIDE events", they "will not remove Russian or Belarusian flags from user profiles" Whereas Chess.com "are not displaying Russian or Belarusian flags in broadcasts of any FIDE or prize events" and "On Chess.com, the Russian flag has been replaced with <a grey rectangle>" Also calling it Ukraine's war with Russia makes it sound like the Ukrainians started it and/or are keeping it going - Russia invaded THEM and continue to attack their civilians and civilian infrastructure. It's why the majority of nations have condemned Russia for it, whereas most nations haven't issued the same sort of condemnation of - for example - Israel's actions in Palestine and why the two situations are not directly comparable.

pet59

#50

@ohcomeon_1 said in #36:

I prefer lichess.

But I do have a chess.com account. The main reason is that correspondence / daily chess is nearly impossible here. At least on my level. A much smaller player's pool compared to chess.com, too many abandoned games from people who apparently just get bored with their games. If you check my profile I am about 2300 in correspondence chess. Compare it to my blitz rating and you'll see that something is just not right.

There are a couple of other reasons I still want a chess.com account, but they are not important enough to mention here.

your correspondence games here on lichess was tree years ago?

@ohcomeon_1 said in #36: > I prefer lichess. > > But I do have a chess.com account. The main reason is that correspondence / daily chess is nearly impossible here. At least on my level. A much smaller player's pool compared to chess.com, too many abandoned games from people who apparently just get bored with their games. If you check my profile I am about 2300 in correspondence chess. Compare it to my blitz rating and you'll see that something is just not right. > > There are a couple of other reasons I still want a chess.com account, but they are not important enough to mention here. your correspondence games here on lichess was tree years ago?