Is chess.com safe for children?

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Avatar of Larllyx

It's ok 10+ can easily handle this site. Many people don't chat anyways, but you can disable chat. But, I would recommend chesskid.com because there is no chat and the kids will meet their level and aged players. If they are very good at chess, then you can keep them on chess.com since it takes time for matchmaking in chesskid.com and they aren't really good at chess.

(Chesskid.com is a site for kids to play chess by chess.com)

Avatar of V3RD1CT

Just enable safe mode in settings 

Click Me

After clicking on above link enable safe mode wink.png

Avatar of AussieMatey

I'm not sure. I was playing a game on here the other day and a spectator tossed a pawn at me.

Avatar of FoxWithNekoEars
Uživatel JamieDelarosa napsal:
AryaProBrother wrote:

NO Chess.com is not safe for children at all . Chesskid.com is the site for children and kids (age  4 to 9 ) and chess.com is the adult's chess site ( from age 10 ) . 

Age 13 and older for chess.com

chesskid boring...

Avatar of Solmyr1234

lichess.org. [create a user]. click on username - top right. profile. Kid mode - chat is disabled (opponent, or anyone, cannot write anything to them)

 

Avatar of chanelno5x

Hi, I highly recommend disabling any chat features.  They may still be able to chat in the forums though?  That can be a problem because they may get into a toxic discussion or there may be inappropriate content.  

Hope that helps!

Avatar of V3RD1CT

Just turn on safe mode it disables forums,chats, messages, friend requests❤️

Avatar of idilis

at this point the real question is, "is chess.com safe from children?"

Avatar of x-1198923638

Absolutely disable all social features on this site before you put a child in front of it.

Some of the most vile, verbally abusive, and otherwise creepy people I've seen anywhere online are here, and they will aggress against you unprompted, win or lose.

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BadZen wrote:

Absolutely disable all social features on this site before you put a child in front of it.
Some of the most vile, verbally abusive, and otherwise creepy people I've seen anywhere online are here, and they will aggress against you unprompted, win or lose.

perhaps that's just your perception.

for e.g. https://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-analysis/why-does-this-sacrifice-work

i remember trying to help you there but then i also realize you blocked me right after.  don't remember having any other conversations with you though.

Avatar of Vertwitch
Totally unsafe site
Avatar of idilis

And the site just labeled me a fanatic!

"You logged in 30 days in a row!"

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Vertwitch wrote:
Totally unsafe site

Yes with all the fanatics roaming here

Avatar of llama36

This topic is 6 years old by the way.

Avatar of idilis

Probably so is the child who bumped this.

Avatar of FoxWithNekoEars
Uživatel idilis napsal:

at this point the real question is, "is chess.com safe from children?"

Avatar of Sid_907

The minimum age to be on chess.com is 13+ years old and over. 

Avatar of CamillaTuffin0727

Some kids use it without Safe mode. But you can turn of Safe mode, by editing your kid's profile, going into privacy, and turning on safe mode.

Avatar of CamillaTuffin0727

Oh my god this is old.

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ChessOfficial2016 wrote:

The minimum age to be on chess.com is 13+ years old and over. 

But that doesn't stop them from bumping a 3 month old topic.