Topic titles and search engine rankings
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You're absolutely right, I don't know how I ever missed that.. (erik you better read this thread :)
"Chess" should probably always be the first word.. and then the title of the post... something like "Chess.com - ForumPostTitleHere".. that's how I'd do it anyway.
There has been much debate as to whether the order of words has an effect on ranking for specific keyword searches. Personally I prefer topic title first and then an optonal site name for brandng purposes e.g. the title of this topic would read:
"Topic titles and search engine rankings - Chess.com"
Yeah I see where you're coming from. Either one is far better than having "Forum Post - Chess.com" :) I just suggested having 'chess' first to ensure a future #1 ranking for chess in all search engines (currently #3 in Google), and any search terms with 'chess' in it.
ummm. you guys are exactly right! and that is what jay SHOULD have done. what a..... an amazing developer ;) he just doesn't know seo. will be fixed!
haha, I just do whatever Erik puts in his comps...because if I don't, he whines about how I didn't copy his html correctly! I'll change it up...thanks!
Looks much better 
Great idea frakilk. Like most most good ideas, it seems obvious once some bright spark suggests it. Thanks for being the spark!
lol, i am trying to find the oldest thread this is super old, just before i was born
Another 2007 post resurrected by chesschesskid . . .
"Forum Post - Chess.com"
This is a sure-fire way to get mundane search engine rankings for individual forum topics. Changing this to reflect the actual title of the current forum topic will bring in a lot more visitors from the search engines (especially Google).
Give it a try :D
// Frank