Unrated Games Not Showing On Home Page

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nklristic

So, I just noticed that unrated games are not showing on my home page in game history section. 

To clarify, if I click on the game history from there, I can see every game played, but not at the glance on my home page game history section.

Martin_Stahl
nklristic wrote:

So, I just noticed that unrated games are not showing on my home page in game history section. 
To clarify, if I click on the game history from there, I can see every game played, but not at the glance on my home page game history section.

I believe that's by design but I asked staff about it late yesterday to check and make sure it's not a bug.

nklristic
Martin_Stahl wrote:
nklristic wrote:

So, I just noticed that unrated games are not showing on my home page in game history section. 
To clarify, if I click on the game history from there, I can see every game played, but not at the glance on my home page game history section.

I believe that's by design but I asked staff about it late yesterday to check and make sure it's not a bug.

Interesting. Can't say I like it particularly, but perhaps it will grow on me after a while.
Thank you for the answer.

franknmullet
Martin_Stahl wrote:
nklristic wrote:

So, I just noticed that unrated games are not showing on my home page in game history section. 
To clarify, if I click on the game history from there, I can see every game played, but not at the glance on my home page game history section.

I believe that's by design but I asked staff about it late yesterday to check and make sure it's not a bug.

Changing my post to include a quote for more visibility to the "moderator".
Unrated games, bot games, and coach games are no longer appearing on my home page game history. I’ve played over
1,050 bot games and only about 20 games against live players. That is my chess. That is how I’ve trained and improved.

I do not care about live matches—players abandon games, time out, or rage quit. Bots let me finish what I start. They give me consistent training, accurate analysis, and measurable growth.

Hiding these games behind a filter I can’t control is the same as Chess.com saying:

“These games don’t matter.”

They matter to me. They’re where I put my time, focus, and money.

I’m a paid member, and I submitted a support ticket about this yesterday—still unanswered.

If this change is not reversed, I will be cancelling my membership. And I’ll be explaining publicly—especially in the creator club I’m part of—why you’re not getting my renewal commission.

I’m not asking for anything special.

I’m asking you to show my chess.

franknmullet
franknmullet wrote:
Martin_Stahl wrote:
nklristic wrote:

So, I just noticed that unrated games are not showing on my home page in game history section. 
To clarify, if I click on the game history from there, I can see every game played, but not at the glance on my home page game history section.

I believe that's by design but I asked staff about it late yesterday to check and make sure it's not a bug.

Changing my post to include a quote for more visibility to the "moderator".
Unrated games, bot games, and coach games are no longer appearing on my home page game history. I’ve played over
1,050 bot games and only about 20 games against live players. That is my chess. That is how I’ve trained and improved.

I do not care about live matches—players abandon games, time out, or rage quit. Bots let me finish what I start. They give me consistent training, accurate analysis, and measurable growth.

Hiding these games behind a filter I can’t control is the same as Chess.com saying:

“These games don’t matter.”

They matter to me. They’re where I put my time, focus, and money.

I’m a paid member, and I submitted a support ticket about this yesterday—still unanswered.

If this change is not reversed, I will be cancelling my membership. And I’ll be explaining publicly—especially in the creator club I’m part of—why you’re not getting my renewal commission.

I’m not asking for anything special.

I’m asking you to show my chess.

This is why Bot game visibility on my home page matters so much to me:

This isn’t just about bots.

It’s about removing visibility into how I actually play and train.

I’ve played over 1,000 full-length games against bots and coaches—many of them 40+ moves, high accuracy, and real tactical depth. These games are how I’ve trained to convert wins, test openings, and learn from my mistakes. They’re finished, analyzable, and meaningful.

Meanwhile, of the 20 live games I’ve played against humans:

  • A large chunk ended by timeout, abandonment, or early resignation
  • Several wins happened because the opponent disconnected or stopped playing
  • Only a handful actually reached checkmate or a natural conclusion
  • Most were incomplete or strategically empty

And now those games—the shallow, rage-quit-prone, low-effort matches—are what show up on my homepage.

While the games I actually finish and learn from? Hidden behind a filter I can’t control.

This is the same experience people have in competitive shooters like Call of Duty, Valorant, Overwatch, or Counter-Strike:

  • You either get rolled by smurfs or cheaters
  • Or win because someone quits
  • And real games—the ones that matter—are few and far between
  • Yet those are the ones these systems highlight

I’m not asking for bot games to affect rating.

I’m not asking for trophies.

I’m asking for visibility.

Let the games I actually play and finish show up on my homepage. Let me choose what I see. Don’t erase my work just because it wasn’t rated or multiplayer.

If this change is “by design,” then it’s a design that actively disrespects how many of us use the platform.


Martin_Stahl

There's a fix coming. Not sure what the full fix is though.

franknmullet
Martin_Stahl wrote:

There's a fix coming. Not sure what the full fix is though.

Thank you—really appreciate the response.

Since a fix is in the works, I’d love to offer a small idea:

In the full game history page, we already have filter tabs for things like recent, live, daily, and bot games. Maybe the homepage “Game History” section could let us toggle which of those show up, via the Interface > Game History Settings menu?

That way, everyone can customize what’s meaningful to them—without losing sight of the games they actually care about.

Again, thanks for saying something. Just being acknowledged makes a big difference.