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5th January 2009, 02:29pm
#1
by neildudely
Seatown United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 38

can someone explain what the green bar next to names and time controls in live chess means?

5th January 2009, 03:07pm
#2
by neildudely
Seatown United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 38

anyone?

5th January 2009, 03:17pm
#3
by Bruiser419
Ohio United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 301

Possibly how good their connection is?

5th January 2009, 03:18pm
#4
by Drcruiser
Ohio United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 45

Apparently its a representation of a person's connection to the Chess.com servers.

5th January 2009, 03:21pm
#5
by louisaag
Cologne Germany
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 2

So what is it useful for? Does it help us to expect when someone is going to loose connectivity? It looks pretty but how does it improve the game?

6th January 2009, 08:32am
#6
by erik
Mountain View, CA United States
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 10134

helps you know how stable your opponent is. some people complain that they think other people are cheating with their clock because they get time back. now they know that it is just lag compensation. also, if someone has a RED bar, you might not want to join their game.

 
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