Chessworld.net founded in 2000 is an online chess site.If you would like to play relaxed, friendly online chess, then...
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Chessworld.net founded in 2000 is an online chess site.
BBC World Service - Click OnlineChessWorld was mentioned on the BBC World News Service - ClickOnline May 13th 2004 programme which was broadcast worldwide in different languages! Here is the review:"Jim McCafferty has offered up Chess World, which describes itself as a friendly online chess club where you can play chess with players from all over the World. Jim says he is a novice himself, so you don't have to worry about being overwhelmed by this site, which offers a wealth of additional hints, tutorials and guides to help analyse and improve your play. If you're a complete beginner like me then there's a really simple guide to the basics under the Help and Feedback menu called Introduction to Chess. Who ever said they had no imagination in the chess world? But the main appeal of this site is definitely the play. Choosing Quick Guide under the Play menu is the place to go when you're ready to start a game. As a guest - i.e. non-paying - member, many of the more advanced options, such as making a detailed opponent search, or joining a team or tournament, are not available to you, but starting a standard match couldn't be easier. Choosing Suggest an Opponent under the Opponents menu is probably the fastest way to get the ball rolling, so to speak. Click the piece you want to move, and where you want to move it to, and once you click Confirm your move will be logged and emailed to your opponent. Don't expect an immediate reply, as this is more like an email gaming correspondence than anything else. But you can leave a quick message with your move, and be running up to 5 games at one time, or an unlimited number if you become a paying member, so there's still plenty of fun to be had". ChessVille ReviewChessVille Review: : "....Chessworld.net is a remarkable website that specializes in all forms of chess, from single games to tournaments, in a format that even the busiest person can accommodate to their schedule! Chessworld.net specializes in correspondence chess, that is, a system whereby players make their moves at a time and pace that suits them (correspondence chess is reputed to have originated in the medieval era when distant noblemen used messengers to play the Royal Game). For example, I will make a move and then email it (or just mail it) to my opponent. My opponent will then receive the move and, within an agreed upon allotment of time, will reply to my move and so on from there. The great benefit of this system is that it provides a very leisurely pace for the players, allowing those who might not be able to take the time to enjoy an OTB game to participate in a contest of chessic wits nonetheless......"Wulebgr Chess Review"ChessWorld is my top recommendation for online correspondence paced chess. The playing environment sets the standard. Nearly all aspects of the interface--menu items, background and board colors, move list and flags--can be configured to suit the user. Several available presets offer larger boards than many sites. There are windows for a private planning notebook, and for conversation with your opponent. There are six available time controls from one to fifteen days per move. Holidays may be set so you don't lose games on time during an extended fishing trip. All pages within the site have pull-down menus across the top permitting a quick link to another area of the site. Conversation with one's opponent is not the only social feature of the site. There are forums for general chat, site related issues (including a newbies forum), and chess. Chess leagues for team play are organized around themes: represent your country or state, your favorite grandmaster, beer, book, movie, or animal. Well over 2000 teams are available in more than 125 leagues. In addition, there are several Rest of the World (ROW) matches ongoing against strong international players, often with vigorous forum debates concerning the best move. Each player has a personalized home page for posting personal data, including a photo and webpage link, and that lists tournaments, awards, playing record, and similar information. The chess forums facilitate detailed game analysis, multiple diagrams, and replayable games. Downloading all of a player's games in PGN format is well supported both for a player's own games or those of anyone else on the site. Few sites offer better resources for researching an opponent, or simply gathering games of higher rated players for study. The site's online database supports searching by opening name, ECO code, or moves and multiple filters, such as limiting a search to white wins against black players rated over 2200. Players often annotate their own games at ChessWorld. These games can be searched through the database. These games, ROW matches, chess forums, and instructive texts contribute to making ChessWorld far ahead of competitive sites for facilitating skills improvement for its members." ICCF - International Correspondence Chess FederationInternational Correspondence Chess Federation Magazine Review (ICCF Amici):The site's statistics alone are impressive, as of the end of 2005 they are; 260,422 Members 1,810,357 Games 33,849 Tournaments 131 Leagues 3,157 Teams 207 Countries 6,886 Forums 2,245 Annotated games 553 Tips 860 Puzzles 428,794 Messages 3,344 Pictures But what hooked me was the ease of play, the number of players, the diversity of the countries represented, and the many features. The features for "guests" are great and worth the visit to the site, but they are limited for example, guests can only play 5 games at a time, not import/export PGN's, no move preview, cannot take part in Polls or Forums. For a detailed list of Features Click HERE. One could play here happily as a guest but the little extras make it worth the $22.50 US a year. The tools such as the Analyse, Conditional, and "Wait for game" options are fantastic! It is difficult to put into words how many details Tryfon et al put into this site so as the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words and here is that picture. In the following screenshot you get to see what a normal members game screen looks like. (Of course I show a game I am doing well in, what did you expect? and Thanks John for allowing me to use this example) 1. Member and Board Information. 2. Game Messages. 3. Conditional Moves 3a. Conditional Moves Pop-up board. This is my favorite tool, a members only option. It allows you to play your next move in reply to your opponents . Excellent for forced moves, and keeping the game moving. 4. This area shows your waiting messages, game rating info, last move and other important information. 5. Menu area. For those of us still learning Openings the "Openings Identified" button is great. This area is customizable as is almost every option on the site. 6. Wait for Game Pop-up notification. Another of my favorites. This option allows you to go about your work and have the "Pop-up" tell when you when you have games waiting. I find it very helpful and am using it as I write this so I can keep on top of my games. Books The precursor to ChessWorld.net Barnet Chess Club on-line developed by the ChessWorld.net webmaster, obtained a rave review in the Book "Chess on the Web" 1st addition. It got the prize for the best chess club website! In the second edition, the Barnet chess club site called "ChessWorld.net" :-) was placed in the category "Megasites" along with the following : Kasparovchess.com (Kasparov - no introduction needed) and Grandmaster Chess (Grandmaster Khalifman, ex FIDE-world champion). Megasites are described on the books back cover as:- "There's a brand new chapter on Megasites, the sprawling supernovas in cyberspace fired by the energies of the brightest stars in chess, including Garry Kasparov and Alexander Khalifman.."
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