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Message to all chess players who don't like chess 960

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evert823

Dear chess players who don't like chess 960,

Among the open seeks you might encounter seeks marked with this symbol:

This signifies Chess960 seeks. If you don't like to play chess 960, you're kindly requested NOT to accept (and subsequently abort ...?) these seeks.

This has three obvious advantages:
1. You don't end up playing a chess 960 game, which is a good thing for you if you're among the intended audience.
2. The seek remains available for someone else who actually does like to play chess 960.
3. The starter of the seek has higher chances of finding an opponent who actually does like to play chess 960.

Thank you very much and enjoy playing your normal not-960 chess games!

glider1001

This is a common problem on other sites as well. People don't realise they have selected 960 and abort the game. I guess it comes down to educating people that Chess960 is the main alternative way of playing Chess. Aborting games because a person has made a mistake selecting their game is rude to be honest but what can you do other than educate.