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    • FORUM TOPICS - IDENTIFIER ON CHESS.COM HOME PAGE

      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

      • AlecKeen
      • | Aug 20 2007
      • | 1734 views
      • | 1 comment
    • SHOULD WE SHOW DATES OF BIRTH?

      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

      • AlecKeen
      • | Aug 07 2007
      • | 621 views
      • | 13 comments
    • CHESS AND THE IRISH - THE PREQUEL

      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

      • AlecKeen
      • | Aug 02 2007
      • | 607 views
      • | 7 comments
    • Limit on games makes it more enjoyable for everybody

      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

      • AlecKeen
      • | Aug 02 2007
      • | 539 views
      • | 0 comments