When forum topics are highlighted on the Chess.com home page, they are confusingly attributed to the person who has posted the most recent comment rather than to the originator of the topic, so it often appears that a particular member is responsi... Read more »
I note that each player's profile includes date of birth. Do we consider this appropriate, given that many of the players on the site are children? A wide variety of websites are visited by paedophiles, and I'm sure the odd nonce can play ... Read more »
Not a lot of people know this, but chess goes back a long way with the Irish. The Irish equivalent of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table were Fionn MacCumhaill ( pronounced Feeyun MacCool) and the Fianna. Each of these warriors was exp... Read more »
While I initially found it a bit frustrating when people turned down challenges because they were up to their limit in terms of games, it now strikes me as sensible. I play most of my chess on another website, where members are allowed to play in ... Read more »
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