How do I disable the new game animations?
Settings > Piece Animations
If you mean the pre and post game ones, I don't think you can.
Yes those new ones. I know how to adjust the piece animations.
There is a way! Go to All Settings -> Board and Pieces. There is a misplaced and unlabeled checkbox below the save button. This will disable the animations before the game and will reduce the animations after the game!
The animations (beginning and end of game) have just appeared on my computer. I find them really annoying and distracting and I think that I, too, will be terminating my account it they remain. I'm fearful of trying to get rid of them by pressing buttons that aren't clearly marked. I'll appreciate help from anyone who can resolve this.
There is a way! Go to All Settings -> Board and Pieces. There is a misplaced and unlabeled checkbox below the save button. This will disable the animations before the game and will reduce the animations after the game!
The OP post was before the feature fully released and was removed. The option was added to disable before it was released again.
The animations (beginning and end of game) have just appeared on my computer. I find them really annoying and distracting and I think that I, too, will be terminating my account it they remain. I'm fearful of trying to get rid of them by pressing buttons that aren't clearly marked. I'll appreciate help from anyone who can resolve this.
You can disable just toggle the setting.
For others who can't find it, I found it under https://www.chess.com/settings/themes
It's the "Enable Special Themes" box.
How do I disable the new game animations?