Hi folks! As advertised I'm pretty new here. I think of myself as a casual player but I love to learn, which is why I joined. So far I'm having fun with the training stuff even if the tactical puzzles are kicking my butt. I've played 2 games against live players - they were both (I thought) fun games, but no one says Hi or Bye or Good Game... I thank them for the game but I'm not sure they see it. Is the chat something people don't really use here? Or maybe I'm playing young kids that don't type, or am I doing something wrong? Though all I'm doing is playing and losing lol. Also if there are any posts helpful to newcomers would someone please point me in the right direction?
Thanks,
Allison
It's just that you can disable the chat during games, personally i disable it 'cause it distracts me from the game. Welcome on board anyway ^^
Mammy said to me don't speak with strangers
Thanks AndreaCica... I won't concern myself with chit-chat :)
I find some people enjoy a little casual interaction (chatting) when playing online chess while others are just about chess and would prefer not to interact beyond the moving of pieces. I figure I'm OK with both - to each his own.
Sometimes I'll put out a hello message and gauge their response, if any, to see if they're interesting in a little chatting. I figure it doesn't hurt to share a polite hi. You may find that longer time control games, like correspondence, may be a little more open to chatting.
I mean, we already share a common interest, don't we...
As for learning, you're doing the right thing already.
You're playing.
You're having fun.
You're doing puzzles.
Maybe try some practices.
Keep playing.
Keep having fun.
Enjoy chess!
Thank you FoxKing. I'm usually not all that chatty anyway. Any other online gaming I've participated in has been more social, but if the norm is not so interactive that sits just fine with me. As long as I'm not missing any etiquette.
My interests seem to lie along slower games, I like classical so far. I'm probably getting a bit old to worry much about bullets and lightning anyway. I see casual games occasionally, which I will participate in, how does correspondence differ?
I can check all those boxes, I enjoy the practices too. I'm finding the need to go back over the harder ones like piece checkmates, like anything else I've ever practiced these things take a long time to sink in. Areas I've especially marked for improvement are endgames and playing black. I enjoy the videos too, but again... takes a while to sink in :)
I always have the courtesy of congratulating my opponent when I resign from an unwinnable position, sometimes they reply, but more often than not they ignore me, on the other hand I find opponents who just seem to want to chat, which during a rapid game is counter productive and they generally seem to be from the Middle East.
I am here to play Chess, not discuss politics :)
I too like longer games, if you ever wish to have a game, feel free challenge me :)
Thank you I will! Politics sold separately.
Main problem is chat is per-game, not per-person, so unless you notice the chat during the game it's effectively gone forever.
Would be good if there was - in addition to the current system - a chat menu option in the app which opened a page with a button per person you've spoken to where you can continue. Trouble is, on that page you might want a way of separating the chats from the various games you've played with that person otherwise you're not going to know what "nice move" was about. I'm sure it can be done pleasantly if you gave it enough thought though.
I think the only difference between classical and correspondence games are the time controls.
Correspondence games can be created giving each player up to 2 weeks to play their next move. I think it has it's roots in when people used to play chess with each other using snail mail to make their move. They 'corresponded' with each other (a fancier way to say mailed each other).
Seems that classical games can be up to 6 hours.
@Plexi_Player &
@TheRider - I generally don't like to discuss religion and politics with people I don't have a pretty decent relationship with already. I feel I have a pretty level head and am eager to hear different views and opinions - and even discuss mine, but I think those two topics can easily become red button issues for some people.
As for common courtesy, like replying to a message - especially a congratulatory message, sometimes it isn't so common.
Feel free to send me a challenge for a standard correspondence game. Life can get hectic, so I like the flexibility of being able to disconnect from the game to take care of other stuff. I haven't tried any variants, I'm just playing standard chess (at least for now).