Debate: What to call "Online Chess"...

Longtime chess - or does that sound too Thai? (me love you longtime chess)

Winnie_Pooh wrote: "correspondence chess" seems to me the most accurate term. But maybe a lot of the younger players don´t know that there was a time (stone-age) when people played chess games via post-cards Terms like "slow chess" or "turn-base chess" also make sense to me.

Correspondence Chess is the most elegant and accurate description...

I use this term in most of the Tournaments or Matches I am responsible for. If the younger players do not know what it refers to its a good opportunity for them to learn... The terms slow chess or turn-base may make sense but do not pay homage to the history of the game...

Funny how you can mean one thing with words but it sounds like something completely different.

I gave up my computer earlier today so my son could do some homework as he needed the net and the laptop was playing up.  I was sitting next to him trying to make a chess move on my phone. I could have sworn I had a pawn sitting in the h file but couldn't see it anymore, and thinking out loud I said "What happened to that pawn!!?" My son turned and looked at me and said "What did you say?" I laughed so loud.

Good one. Sticking with the Thai theme, I was shocked to meet a girl called Phaawn (pawn, porn, พร - it's the same sound!). I later learned it means 'blessing/ good wishes' in their language.

I think it should all be called "chess".  That's what it is, whether you are playing it on a screen or on a tournament mat or on Grandad's ancient wooden thing.  It's all chess to me. 

There are definitely different elements to online chess, to be sure, but it's still chess.  :)

"Oh bee-haive!"... "we're going to see the twins." Classic! 

Winnie_Pooh wrote: "correspondence chess" seems to me the most accurate term. But maybe a lot of the younger players don´t know that there was a time (stone-age) when people played chess games via post-cards Terms like "slow chess" or "turn-base chess" also make sense to me.

Correspondence Chess is the most elegant and accurate description...

I use this term in most of the Tournaments or Matches I am responsible for. If the younger players do not know what it refers to its a good opportunity for them to learn... The terms slow chess or turn-base may make sense but do not pay homage to the history of the game...

Correspondence chess makes the most sense to me.  Turn-based does not make sense since all forms of chess are turn-based.

hehe.. All the Austin Powers movies are classics! 

I think it should all be called "chess".  That's what it is, whether you are playing it on a screen or on a tournament mat or on Grandad's ancient wooden thing.  It's all chess to me. 

There are definitely different elements to online chess, to be sure, but it's still chess.  :)

Sexy Russian Woman: Do you know how they keep warm in Russia ?

Austin Powers: Whahohohohoa - I can guess baby.

SRW: They play chess.

AP: I guessed wrong.

calendar chess

Correspondence chess does sound like one will be sending their move via 'correspondence/mail'.