how can I get rid of that bar at the bottom of the screen. It annoys me.

oh... I was just about to order

i was getting intrigued too.  a scorpion would do me nicely.

the black bar--if you're seeing the one i'm seeing, hmmm.  1. ask erik to reprogram the webpage, or 2. dab whiteout on your screen.  ?

or maybe make a theme for your homepage where the black bar is the same color as the background color.  don't know how that would affect the rest of the page, though.

http://www.chess.com/home/privacy.html

Scroll down to "CHAT BAR" and select nowhere. Then click "Save Settings".