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The multiboard on playchess.com
On playchess.com you can comfortably follow several games at the same time by using the Multiboard f ...
Switching off the initialising of the 3D board
Problem: In the access client of Fritz 16 3D initialising now always appears after I previously want ...
Creating Virtual Rooms in Playchess
We have – instead of the old classical rooms – a new concept for virtual rooms. This concept is more ...
Setup your private Cloud Engine
You may have already read that a growing number of players access their chess engines running on pow ...
The position tutor
A very useful function in Fritz and the other programs is the “Position tutor”. This is also present ...
Direct access to games you have watched
You can learn a lot about chess by watching games between very strong players. There is absolutely n ...
Starting play from a predetermined position
Question: When training on playchess.com, is it possible to start playing from a predetermined posit ...
Switching off background analysis
At critical moments of a game the Fritz 16 client for the chess server inserts in the game notation ...
Limits when kibitzing on playchess
In the Engine Room on playchess.com our computer chess users test their chess engines with their own ...
Modifying challenges
Problem: With the new Fritz 16 the button Modify in online mode in the window for Challenges does no ...
Searching my Playchess Games
Question: Where can I find my Playchess games?Answer: Ever wonder how you save your Playchess games? ...
Promoting to the piece you wish
Question: How can I promote a pawn to a knight?Answer: In the factory setting the program always pro ...
New ratings on playchess.com
The new starting screen of the program allows to access directly with a click on your mouse any one ...
Playing games on playchess.com
The chess server playchess.com offers numerous functions for the playing and watching of games. One ...
Tips concerning older clients for playchess
The functionality of the chess server is continually being extended. If, when logging in, the server ...
Error message Double Login
Problem: Whenever I try to log in to the chess server with my access data, I always get the error me ...
Tips on entering moves
Suppose you are playing a blitz game against Fritz or on our chess server and have reached a winning ...
Server Games using the Playchess App
If you regularly play games on the browser based Playchess App, the web app automatically saves your ...
Retro-analysis with Fritz
Question: I have bought and installed Fritz 16 and I am slightly disappointed. When I have played a ...
The DGT board and the chess server
Question: I cannot use the DGT board whenever I wish to play with it on the chess server. The board ...
Following games of strong players
Watching games between strong players on playchess.com is particularly instructive as well as being ...
Playchess background analysis
When you play a game on the chess server with the Fritz client, it is being analysed in the backgrou ...
Server tournaments
Question: By chance I have just read some information about online tournaments on ChessBase. So, whe ...
Web Chat App
To chat in this case means to have a conversation over the internet by typing questions, amswers, et ...
No rating in the challenge window
Problem: "When I log in, the user name is " xxxxx " . But when I offer to play a game, nothing is di ...
No of players receiving your offer
Problem: When I send playing request in the Main Playing hall, I am getting a message saying "No. of ...
Deactivating Chat
Question: How does one switch off Chat? I am not interested in the discussions between other partici ...
Interpretation of rules on the chess server
There is a lot that goes on in the various rooms. The numerous tournaments which are regularly organ ...
Accepting only fast connections
Supposing that on playchess.com you are having problems with opponents whose clocks do not synchroni ...
Ranks on playchess.com
The Rank documents the status of a player on playchess.com. The rank of a player is displayed next ...
Choosing a colour
Question: On the chess server how can I invite someone to a game and play Black?Answer: You can mana ...
Channels on playchess.com
Above the chat window you will find the tab ‘Channels’. Ths represents an extremely useful extension ...
Direct access to games you watch
You can learn a lot about chess by observing the games of very strong players. On playchesss.com ki ...
Chess server – downloading own games
Question: I would like to permit the download of my own games played on the chess server. Whenever I ...
Thinking time in the notation
All games played on playchess.com are automatically saved in the database “MyInternetGames”. When at ...
Interpreting ratings
Problem: When playing chess on the Fritz server you come across some potential players who have fals ...
The start screen for playchess.com
Whenever you log on with the browser to the chess server, you arrive at the newly designed portal fo ...
Playchess.com – finding players
A particularly interesting option is finding players who live close to your home. Along from the win ...
Live Analysis Playchess
Question: when I play a game on playchess.com, the active chess engine does the analysis of the game ...
Lag problems
Question: I just played a 10m-0s game. My opponent ran out of time, but he got 0.6s added on each mo ...
Note on promotion
Question: I deal intensively with endgame compositions and therefore use intensively the position se ...
Watch games of strong players
Especially instructive and exciting is watching games with participation of strong players on our se ...
Change room
Question: how do I get from the "Cafe" game mode to the main game room on the server? I use the Wind ...
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