People don't want to sit in front of a computer screen for hours dude.
same doesn't hold true for other sites, though, where there are 45 45 leagues. There are plenty of people fine with that, though I am aware some cling onto their increasingly fast time controls with both hands and struggle against anything else. Perhaps this site has a higher concentration of those people?
No - its that this site has probably the best established and most accessible online chess (daily/corr) system of any site.
Many players who want to take their time choose online chess, since it is very convenient and easy to play on this site, unlike the others.
There is a 45 45 league on this site, btw. You're right that it isn't very well known.
This site has never taken slow time control players seriously. It took forever to get a 45/45 pool in live chess.
This is the most popular group I'm aware of in chess.com for long games.
https://www.chess.com/club/slow-chess-league
People don't want to sit in front of a computer screen for hours dude.
Surely at this time control you would use a real board and pieces and just transfer them to the computer. That would save looking at the screen for hours.
People don't want to sit in front of a computer screen for hours dude.
Surely at this time control you would use a real board and pieces and just transfer them to the computer. That would save looking at the screen for hours.
Do people do that?
People don't want to sit in front of a computer screen for hours dude.
Surely at this time control you would use a real board and pieces and just transfer them to the computer. That would save looking at the screen for hours.
Do people do that?
Yes!
Why not simulate OTB when you can?
Is that not technically cheating as you are providing yourself with an analysis board?
It is only cheating if you use it as an analysis board. I simply transfer the moves...nothing more
People don't want to sit in front of a computer screen for hours dude.
Surely at this time control you would use a real board and pieces and just transfer them to the computer. That would save looking at the screen for hours.
Do people do that?
Yes!
Why not simulate OTB when you can?
Does chess.com policy allow it?
I wouldn't do anything that would compromise my integrity on this site.
I don't think it does dude.
Yeah I wouldn't think so, that would surely give a player an unfair advantage.
I played a 45/5 tourney only last evening here on chess.com
People don't want to sit in front of a computer screen for hours dude.
Surely at this time control you would use a real board and pieces and just transfer them to the computer. That would save looking at the screen for hours.
Do people do that?
Yes!
Why not simulate OTB when you can?
Does chess.com policy allow it?
I wouldn't do anything that would compromise my integrity on this site.
What is the crime?
You are only cheating if you use the real board for analysis, i simply use to mimic tournament play.
You are all welcome to check over my games!
People don't want to sit in front of a computer screen for hours dude.
Surely at this time control you would use a real board and pieces and just transfer them to the computer. That would save looking at the screen for hours.
Do people do that?
Yes!
Why not simulate OTB when you can?
Does chess.com policy allow it?
I wouldn't do anything that would compromise my integrity on this site.
What is the crime?
You are only cheating if you use the real board for analysis, i simply use to mimic tournament play.
I don't know, I just don't want to risk it. I just want to make sure it complies with policy that's all. It seems like something that might not be allowed that's all I'm saying.
Blunder, you don't feel like you're doing anything ethically wrong though?
Visualizing the pieces 3D while my opponent can only see in 2D, to me feels like I would have a visual advantage. Do you feel this is ethically acceptable?
You have admitted it as well in a public forum. Yikes! To report or not to report? That is the ethical dilemma you have given us.
On the one hand - you're new here
but on the other - is ignorance an excuse?
Well this is why I want to check the policies before we make any judgements. But I'm glad we're bringing this issue to the forefront.
But this is within policy. Chess.com knows that some users play on different devices than others.
However, they might not be aware that users are using of non-electronic aids.
How is it that chess.com doesn't have a well-established 45 45 league? I'd think that with so many players, there'd be a league, but apparently not. In general, as far as live chess goes, it seems like the community here is less interested in longer time controls than elsewhere. Am I missing something here? If not, why is it this way?