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Edited 10/8/21 In recent weeks the volume of posts to the beta forum has rocketed. The purpose of the forum is to report bugs and provide feedback with regard to the Beta version. The Chess.com staff need to review each post. As responsible members of the Beta community each of us should do our best to:1. Minimize duplicate topics by: a. Checking to see if there already is a topic. (see item 2) b. Not posting multiple topics, instead post a comment2. When posting a topic provide a clear concise Topic title so readers can accomplish item 1a. Far too many times their is a topic of just "Bug". This is doing a disservice to the Chess.com staff and the Beta community. Fix unclear topic title and topic message body via the Edit Forum Topic button:3. Include screen shots and or links to the game or page in question to make reproducing/confirming the issue easier.4. Don't hijack the topic with off topic comments or snarky/half-witty comments.5. Be considerate, There are young members and members where English is not their first language. Criticizing their grammar or spelling is not adding any value to the discussion.6. Help the Chess.com staff by reducing the posting traffic by asking yourself "Do I have a comment that adds value to the discussion?" If no then don't post.

Beta Team!    Making sure that our dev team has all the correct information can dramatically lessen the amount of time required to fix bugs. To that end, please use the following template when submitting bug reports to Jira/Usersnap.    Bug Report Form: Overview:  Give a brief overview of the bug or suggestion.  Environment: List relevant browser, operation system, app version, device type, etc. Also add relevant username/profile links, game links, tournament ids etc.  Steps to Reproduce:  Give very specific step by step instructions for recreating bug even if the steps seem stupid. Include screenshots or video to insure there is no ambiguity.   For example, don't say, "Step 1. Sent 1 minute challenge" instead say, "Issue 1 minute challenge from post game modal after having finished another game." Result: Give detailed explanation of what happens as a result of the steps you listed above. Provide screenshot or video to demonstrate bug exactly.  Expected Result: Provide what should have happened instead of the bug, even if it seems obvious.    Use the template below. Simply Copy Paste it in the bug report pop up: Beta Bug Report  Overview:   Environment:  Steps to Reproduce:   Result:  Expected Result:  Chess.com always happy to recieve feedback, especially when you encounter bugs or when features don't work as well as you expect. Though, we do ask that you keep your feedback respectful both in bug reports and public forums. Abusive behavior may result in removal from Beta club.  Thank you very much! Your feedback will help greatly! 

I don't know if streaks are a beta feature or something else but I don't really like them. I wasn't here last year when they did something but here are my arguments against them. 1. It won't really bump up player activity as people will just do a puzzle and not come back to chess that day. 2. As from a personal and the experience of my friends on the infamous duolingo when someone ultimately loses their streak it can be so painful that they may not even play chess for a long time. 3. If somebody new is getting into chess it can feel impossible for them to reach the streak of their friends if they have any...... 4. chess is a very difficult game that people learn for and train for but most importantly enjoy. and having streaks can make a fun game a chore that you have to complete each day.  As for the fact that chess.com wants an active community and more subscriptions I would change something else rather then add streaks. And since they are already coded in i would just not turn them on for every user so those who want can turn them on manually. Finally if you can enlighten me with something factual as most of my points are psychological and don't have to apply on all people fell free to do so.

Guys, you literally outdid your best on this. I tried it, and would give .The functioning is great, got no words to say on that. Yet, I may feel concerned if the feature is applied by someone who is completely foreign, not knowing a single word in English, and the input of the wrong information is the key reason of the functioning on a wrong move... or data. (as we fellow computer scientists love to call it) And, I think the code might need a bit of language pack. I'm not saying it like a complaint, bravo to those who programmed it like that! You did a great job on coding this stuff, I really don't wish to load you with my ideas. Pls, don't take this idea as a lack for your jobs...Yet, I think the linguistic knowledge can be added.

See chess.com gives the option to change the rules for a variant of your choosing,but you cannot create a new variant the people who made chess.com can freely make new variants. But meanwhile us normal people can't do anything. I think that everybody can send their variant idea to the staff and he will check it out and if they think if it is a good idea then they should make it a variant. And also i would like to point out that in 4 player chess then if the endgame becomes white king vs. black king no other pieces then the game still goes on. That is all.

How can the account be closed but online?

I was playing my game peacefully and...  I typed :ghost and this happened.

I was just wondering what you guys think on what should be the next chess.com coach that they will add to the site.

When I was editing my "About me" page, I found that I cannot chose the size of emoji I want to. It was possible half year back but now, it just stay at that size even if I mark that emoji with text and select bigger size. Just like this emoji here

A frustrating part of a correspondence game is that we have to wait for weeks or months to see a review of the ongoing match. Instead, how about this: after every move, we can see a review or evaluation of the previous moves, as a new variant or as an option for unrated daily games? It could be very educational and more practical than Play Coach, I guess.

I have been seeing tons of these. 'not the best move, but it doesn't hurt' 'spicy meatball right here yo' ect.  Yes chess.com I know it's not the 'best move' that's the definition of an inaccuracy. I need the WHY. I need to know WHY it is not a good move, because that is what game review is for. For simple moves like recaptures and mates, I can understand, but a quiet move (like the example above) I need to know why is it inaccurate. For the example above, there was no clear better move. So, I need to know why so it can help me be a better chess player. Once in a while is fine, but I see this pop up like 30% of moves.Fix your game review chess.com!

What if Chess.com makes an engine in every game that detects if you or your opponent misclicked? Just a thought...

Back in the old days, I saw streamers (like Hikaru and Danya) right-click their board, then it would be a bright and highly saturated red, and the arrows be non-transparent. Nowadays, the red is a desaturated mess, and the arrows are highly transparent. Their are no Chrome extensions or stylus for this. Please help me?

Change the look for the join requests, I didn't even realize that they were requests to join clubs until I hovered over about to accidentally let them in.

Three puzzles a day. Six if you do custom. Seven if we count the daily puzzle. It's unnacceptable.  "People on the site improve x3.7 faster with premium" Is what chess.com says. Of course, because unlimited puzzles improves a player way faster than 3-7 a day. Add more puzzles! However, I'm not just another one of those puzzle rights activists that chess.com chooses to ignore (called out), it's everything. We need more puzzles, puzzle rush, double game review, more bots unlocked, ect. Otherwise, people will continue to leave the site. What I suggest is chess.com stop being so money hungry. Give back! Most people on chess.com don't have premium, plat, or gold. So, chess.com lures them in with promises to make them improve... and then they buy it. That's how money is made, I get it. The only problem with that is people will soon realize that there is a site that has ALL chess.com features for FREE (lichess.org). And these people will go there. Hence, in being money hungry, chess.com actually loses members.  What I suggest:10 puzzles a day (original 3) • Two Game Reviews a day (original 1) • One puzzle rush per mode per day (so 3 total) (original 1) • More lessons and exercises (original 1?!) • At least +5 bots available. Chess.com, if at least doing a portion of this, shows the community that chess.com actually cares, and people will stop leaving for lichess and chess tempo. Let's do this!                            

i'd like to see a new feed here8)  please and thank you

i'd like to ask at the end of a timed game, if they want to play the rest of the board.  keep who won, but still play out the position.

Idea: Is there any fast way to increase your rating? Each game can only increase a little bit, and I've been fighting to get mine up. Maybe there should be a "re-rate" option to take a test of some sort to increase rating?

Some people are new to chess, so there could be one puzzle of a) easy, and so on, so on.

Notifications has a number a.k.a. when you put your mouse on the bottom "9+" it gives you the actual number mine is 141!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!