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Chess Forum / General Topics / January 2006correspondence chess
I'm thinking about getting involved in correspondence chess, and I hear a lot about internet sites and programs that facilitate the process. what would you recommend? how do you recommend I get started?  SignatureThe Source For Premium Newsgroup Access Great Speed, Great Retention 1 GB/Day for only $8.95 The best place on the internet to play correspondence chess is at www.letsplaychess.com. They have everything want. I play chess by mail at www.gameknot.com and at www.chess-mail.com I had registered also in ICCF, but just a pair of days ago. I love chess by mail. It's really incredible. I begin playing it about a year ago, and now I feel it's my favourite way to play chess. >I play chess by mail at > www.gameknot.com and at www.chess-mail.com > I love chess by mail. It's really incredible. I begin playing it about > a year ago, and now I feel it's my favourite way to play chess. I'm intrigued by the idea of correspondence chess, too. I have a couple of questions on the subject if you don't mind. How much time passes between moves, on average? Is one move per day normal or are multiple moves in one day expected? Also, because both players have a lot more time invested in a chess-by-mail game than a traditional online game, what is the etiquette on resigning? If I am down in material too far, is it OK to keep playing (or, OTOH, is it considered rude to resign)? Well in Gameknot the time between moves it's set when you get involved in a game or tournment. It usually is from about 2 day, to 14 days; been 3 days the most common. In Chess-Mail, I'ts increasing from 3 days to 20 days per move. Now I begin with www.letsplayches.com where games are set to 5 days per move. Sometimes you and your opponent are at the same time, and then many moves may be made the same day, but in my experience, that's not usual. I use to look at a position, and if I feel that is the slightest posibility about my opponent to made a mistake and allow me to win, then I go on playing. I don't think that resinging will be considered rude. Anyway, I don't find a "chess netiquete" written anywhere... > Well in Gameknot the time between moves it's set when you get involved > in a game or tournment. It usually is from about 2 day, to 14 days; [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I don't think that resinging will be considered rude. Okay, thanks for the info. It looks like a lot of thinking goes into each move! I think I'll have to look into beginning to play this style of chess. Hi Matt: You might want to check out CORRESPONDENCECHESS.COM, which is a huge domain devoted to correspondence chess. In "serious" correspondence chess, it is considered extremely rude to not resign when you are totally lost. If there are reasonable chances left in the game, it is quite proper to keep playing... Be sure to check out TCCMB (The Correspondence Chess Message Board) at the site. Hope this helped a bit. Kind Regards, John http://www.correspondencechess.com/ >Okay, thanks for the info. It looks like a lot of thinking goes into each >move! >I think I'll have to look into beginning to play this style of chess. It is great for seeing how deep and subtle the game of chess is. On the other side, it demands a lot. You have to make moves on time, no matter what else is going on in your life. You shouldn't abandon games because that isn't fair to the other person. You need to be pretty sure that you can manage the commitment it takes. --- Replace you know what by j to email > You need to be >pretty sure that you can manage the commitment it takes. It is a little like having 10 adjourned games all of the time (or how ever many you are playing). I recommend starting with a small number, and if it is going OK, add more after 15-20 moves, so you have games at different stages. --- Replace you know what by j to email I can recommend the Internet Chess Club (ICC). They now have a rating category in your profile for correspondence and all sorts of rated and unrated events. You can make a trial account at www.chessclub.com however I'd guess you need to be a paid member to play in events given the time involved. Duncan > I'm thinking about getting involved in correspondence chess, and I > hear a lot about internet sites and programs that facilitate the > process. > > what would you recommend? how do you recommend I get started? >I can recommend the Internet Chess Club (ICC). > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> what would you recommend? how do you recommend I get started? why do a lot of these posts read like advertisements? SignatureThe Source For Premium Newsgroup Access Great Speed, Great Retention 1 GB/Day for only $8.95 Beacuse many advertisments are now written as if there were recomendations written by anyone. But I don't know other way to write them. >Beacuse many advertisments are now written as if there were >recomendations written by anyone. sinister. >But I don't know other way to write them. good point. SignatureThe Source For Premium Newsgroup Access Great Speed, Great Retention 1 GB/Day for only $8.95 |
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