They are most likely not online at the time. The chat at the bottom of the page is for live chat. Otherwise, if you want to talk with them, you should leave them a note, send them a message, or chat in a current game.
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I think he was online at the time I was looking there. But even if he wasn't, shouldn't he be on the list?
Nope, only online friends are shown on the list.
Me again....
my friend is online 100%, I can't see him.... does he have to accept friendship or something like that?
It could be that he has his chat turned off.
Aug 6, 2010
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#7
There are two methods of chatting with your friends on chess.com. Yes they must be added as a friend. The chat tablature at the bottom of the page works differently to that in live chat (ie. they're working from different servers). Your best option is to open live chess and have your friend type something there, and then click on his name to opt' private chat.
Well is there a way to chat in that tablature on the bottom?
Aug 7, 2010
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#9
Yeah, you need to have your friend install "meebo" (like installing messenger from yahoo, or msn live). But you will need to have a window open on the site's server to use it (if you're using live chess which is on another server).
https://youtube.com/shorts/cHoXLTV0vWg?si=iD7Cc_GLG2tDEBj5
Currently I have 2 friends, and when I click that button on the bottom of the page where I am supposed to chat with them, but they are not there. Now why is that?