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Elster88 Jul 08 2006 04:39 PM

Anyone interested? We can play matches on the web and stuff. And post the transcriptions of the games to study and critique play.

A Boy Named Seo Jul 08 2006 04:57 PM

I'd do it. Are there any free sites where you can form a group? I play at [url=http://gameknot.com/]GameKnot [/url]and the free account lets you play up to 10 matches (IIRC) at a time, 2) there's "buddy lists" to add peeps you play frequently or want to keep up with, 3) there's a chat window that's kinda cool, and 4) they keep ratings and a decent amount of statistics. The only real negative are the annoying tracking pop-up ads that come with the free account. I've set Firefox to always block from doubleclick/speedclick, etc., but occasionally one or three from another company sneak through.

Elster88 Jul 08 2006 05:37 PM

I've never even thought about the possibility of setting up a group. I was just thinking of yahoo or something, where once you have an account you can just play each other. That site you mention sounds really cool, though I am extremely wary of any spyware or adware getting into my machine.

Nymr83 Jul 08 2006 07:38 PM

i'd play, though its been awhile.

A Boy Named Seo Jul 08 2006 08:19 PM

Elster88 wrote: That site you mention sounds really cool, though I am extremely wary of any spyware or adware getting into my machine. I don't blame you. FWIW, I use Firefox with the Adblock plugin, and using the "Exceptions" option for cookie handling, I've blocked cookies from a bunch of known shady places and come up clean testing with Adware and Spybot after playing a day's worth of chess over there. Like I said, I've only had problems with new pop-ups sneaking through if they're using a new ad service. Then I just delete that cookie and block the site. Here's those sites: advertising.com atdmt.com casalemedia.com commission-junction.com doubleclick.net ehg-dig.hitbox.com fastclick.net hitbox.com linksynergy.com mediaplex.com valueclick.com I suppose it's a bit of a pain in the ass, but those sites are a nuisance at lots of other places besides this chess joint anyway.

Elster88 Jul 11 2006 08:58 PM

Bump.

Willets Point Jul 11 2006 10:12 PM

I've never been able to figure out how to play chess myself.

A Boy Named Seo Jul 12 2006 12:24 AM

Is Yahoo! email chess or live chess or both?

Elster88 Jul 12 2006 08:46 AM

I've only participated in live chess on Yahoo. I'm not sure about email chess.

Willets Point Aug 23 2006 01:38 PM

Did this ever go anywhere?

MFS62 Aug 23 2006 02:16 PM

Sorry. No Internet or mail chess for me. I like to see the expression in your eyes when you realize that you are beaten. (reference from the James Bond book Goldfinger ) Later