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Hi all,I am happy to announce that Chess University Team has officially decided to join VoteChess (VC)! I know that we played a game or two in the past but we never really took it seriously... until now! My name is Marek Simon, I am Assistant Director at Chess University and I will co-ordinate our VC initiative. The most important guys here though will be the VC captains, namely Rocky Baker (JustADude80), Marc Stutzel (BishopKnightRider), John Cox (Tactickle) and Robert Lapszynski. Since we want the experience of VC to be as fruitful as possible, we have created a set of rules that all must obey if they want to participate in our VC games: Mandatory Rules: No engine use or outside help. No Drive-By Voting (votes cast without discussion) – Don’t vote for an undiscussed move. If you like a move that nobody has mentioned, then you talk about it - share your thoughts with the team! Discretionary Rules (2 and 3-day time control games): No rude or profane comments. Use of Chess.com or other GM databases allowed (and encouraged). Strong guideline: Discussion only until the 24-hour mark or vote call from Team Captain(s) - Don't vote early! We would like this to be followed like other rules but we understand that at times it is not practical. If a move is obvious (for example the opponent just took our Queen and we must take their Queen in return) there is no need to wait. If you are a strong player (rated 1800 or higher) and the best move is clear you don’t have to wait. Moreover, if the clock says 30 hours and you won’t be able to get back to the computer until after the vote is counted, then read the others comments and vote. Weaker players are strongly encouraged to wait till the clock is 24 hours or less. Below are further details on how CU VC Initiative will work: Chess University (CU) Vote Chess Group will be organized and run by one or more Team Captains. The objective of this effort is to introduce discipline into the voting process and foster the educational aspects of Vote Chess. Highly-rated CU members will attend VC games to lead the discussion and analysis. CU group members can learn a great deal about VC and the game of chess itself by participating in discussion to see how top players analyze positions and develop game strategy. Group members will also learn how to use the database and board diagrams. VC forums will also be established to provide tutorials on database use, diagram use and game analysis. A forum will also be set up as a VC “chat room” so that members can discuss games, ask generic chess questions etc. Those who won't obey by the rules presented above could get a warning and, if ignored, be even banned from participating in VC. We don't want people to make random moves, it must be a group work. That would be it for now, let's get our VC initiative going! I am sure all could learn something from participating in the analyses and decision making process. Kind regards, Marek SimonAssistant DirectorChess University

Hi everybody!

why do you play chess?

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am I allowed to adevrtise my blog in this club?

Practice and don’t be bad lol

https://www.chess.com/tournament/the-godfather3

I think either is best same

My name is V P Mahadev I am the super admin of checkmate covid 19 kerala This club is only 2 weeks started I request to all to join my club If somebody wants to join please Inbox in to this user : Mahadevvp Thank you!

My first time making a club https://www.chess.com/club/goats-and-company plz join all be coordinator for sure unless im not online but when I will ill promote u for sure

The whole objective is to be a worse icbm gambit. and the other objective is to check the king in position where he can only move, (a block is unable to happen, like say bishop blocking from the take.) then take the queen. and probably be taken back. Horrible strategy, never do it in a real game. Its fun, though. Has anyone else tried this?

Please join. https://www.chess.com/club/only-daily-matches

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how do they work?!they dont make any sense

My club is active and fun. We play chess with voting, team matches, tournaments, and One World league and Free World league https://www.chess.com/club/szach-miau/join

its really bad to me, for 1 thing u r blocking the bishop, its too aggressive and the Sicilian is just meaningless, I mean what is the point of c5

Any opinions?

How long did it take u intermediate players to reach 1500?

I need help lol