Apologies if this has been discussed before (I expect it has) but I would like it to be *compulsory* for players to declare what country they are from.
On other chess playing websites most people are happy to say where they live but here very few people give this information.
This has little to do with chess but *much* to do with good human and international relations (or simply general interest in who your opponent is). Age and gender would be good to know too!
It adds a lot of interest to me when I know something more about my opponent than just their chess rating.
Or are my opponents just engines and not real people?
On other chess playing websites most people are happy to say where they live but here very few people give this information.
This has little to do with chess but *much* to do with good human and international relations (or simply general interest in who your opponent is). Age and gender would be good to know too!
It adds a lot of interest to me when I know something more about my opponent than just their chess rating.
Or are my opponents just engines and not real people?