Pick Opponent ???

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Avatar of Spyder5157

Sorry if already covered, but I have been looking all over...

How (If Possible??) can you play 'Live Chess' games against a chosen opponent.  (Ex: A friend is online and you would like to play).

Every option I try or see directs to 'Online Chess'.

Whether it be a rematch from an old former game, or in my case, I have a young nephew trying to learn....I would be nice to figure this option out????

Thank you......

Avatar of Martin_Stahl

If they are in your friend list here, then when you are both in Live you can find them in the Friend's tab. Click their name and challenge.

If they are not in your friend list, then you can find them in the Games > Players. It is a littler hard to find them there but you can click on the first letter in their username at the bottom of that and scroll through.

You can also use chat commands to challenge people that are in live:

https://support.chess.com/customer/portal/articles/1444911

Avatar of Spyder5157

Sorry, but still no luck.  When I click 'Friends', I see the ones online.  If I click one and then click 'Challenge to Play', it takes me right to the screen to set up an 'Online' game, not a 'Live' one ??

 Maybe I'm doing it from the wrong menu?  When you click a friend, you go to their profile.  That is where I'm trying to challenge.  I can't seem to find anywhere else to do so ??

Thank you for your time (and patience with me while I figure this out??)

Avatar of Martin_Stahl

Again, you have to be in the Live interface at the same time your friend is. In that interface, when you click their name, you get a pop-up menu where one of the options is to challenge.