Will you please get rid of the Explorer link in live chess?

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Avatar of DasBurner

Just a blatant link to the explorer in "play" for no reason, takes you to the exact position with all the GM games.

 

It's been there for months. I remember someone complaining about it in the Chess.com Beta club thing but nothing's changed

 

Edit: Apparently this isn't clear, but I'm not advocating to delete the entire explorer feature; I just want the link to it in live chess removed. Simple enough?

 

Avatar of ricorat

It seems like this is a very easy way to cheat

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ChessHistoryRocks wrote:

Is there a direct problem to this feature? I am confused.

Looking at an opening book while playing is considered cheating

Avatar of ItsBenjaminTheChessMan

Oh that makes sense. I was confused on what screen on 'Play' was this. That is kind of weird.

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ricorat wrote:
ChessHistoryRocks wrote:

Is there a direct problem to this feature? I am confused.

Looking at an opening book while playing is considered cheating

I was wondering why a bunch of 800s have suddenly started knowing Budapest gambit theory

Avatar of keep1teasy

wtf

Avatar of hvenki

is this not an invitation to cheat

Avatar of DasBurner
hvenki wrote:

is this not an invitation to cheat

depends but why is it there

 

B1ZMARK wrote:

wtf

indeed

Avatar of Gomer_Pyle

Is that a Daily game? Does the icon appear in other time controls? In Daily games it is perfectly legal to look at game explorers, annotated games, books, notes, anything but an engine while the game is in progress.

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Gomer_Pyle wrote:

Is that a Daily game? Does the icon appear in other time controls? In Daily games it is perfectly legal to look at game explorers, annotated games, books, notes, anything but an engine while the game is in progress.

I wouldn't have made this thread if it was just in daily, I'm not that much of a newbie lol

No, it's in whatever this is called:

https://www.chess.com/play/online

Avatar of Contenchess

Must be the website because I don't see anything on the app. No wonder I am getting massacred!!

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Contenchess wrote:

Must be the website because I don't see anything on the app. No wonder I am getting massacred!!

yeah, on the website

Avatar of SparkFight

wow thanks for telling me, I will surely use this and win many many games!! tysm!!

Avatar of ItsBenjaminTheChessMan

Well even though this is an easy way to cheat, my opponents still don't know anything about how to face the Caro. 

Avatar of DasBurner

Posted 40 minutes ago and the thread hasn't been locked yet, nice

Avatar of ItsBenjaminTheChessMan

Why would it get locked?

Avatar of DasBurner

the entire discussion is revolving about how easy this makes it for people to cheat, was expecting the usual "Cheating discussions aren't allowed in General Discussion, here's the Cheating club: "

Avatar of SparkFight

Well it's not cheating anymore 

Since chess.com is openly putting it there meaning, they are enouarging it.

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LazyDog24 wrote:

Wait, I don't have to learn openings anymore? This is great! Don't listen to them chess.com! God bless ya!

yes this must be a blessing from God lol

Avatar of myusername456456

that explains why all these beginners know theory