Not that it excuses the mobile-web performance of the v2 (current) site, but have you tried our iOS app?
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chess-play-learn/id329218549?mt=8
Live chess sucks on iPad
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Your opponent makes a move but you cannot respond half the time without having to reload the page. Haven't come across another site with these issues.