Add a classical rating category - Chess Forums - Page 6

ELVITOTO · 2020-04-01T22:14:58-07:00

We have a rapid, blitz, bullet, and a daily rating but why very slow time controls like 45/45, 60/0, 90/30 etc are mix within the rapid category. I think that chess.com should copy other chess app and sites and add the classical category. People please support this.

Sea_TurtIe

Jun 1, 2023

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#101

imagine the cheaters sitting there, letting their computer think for a couple minutes then playing that move

imagine the people that are only there to mess with you. you will be wasting your time as they are off doing something else

Goldmilitarywind

Sep 23, 2023

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#102

I agree.

Elroch

Sep 26, 2025

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#103

Martin_Stahl wrote:

ELVITOTO wrote:

How hard is to add a classical rating category? If it is about amount of people, I think there are thousands of people playing very slow chess everyday and at the same time there are chess variants open that almost nobody play, but there are still there! I still love all the variants, they can add checkers too if they want, the more the better! But please add a classical rating category.

The site has started work on this

A suggestion that might help. For the new category, games could only start at fixed times (such as on quarter hours, or even on hours). This would help the matching of seeks and would help avoid wasting time waiting for an opponent. Admittedly, half the time one person would need to wait for the next slot - but they could be prioritised for matching to avoid double delays entirely.

Elroch

Sep 28, 2025

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#104

HAL9591 wrote:

Chess only makes sense in classical time controls, especially for those who are not GMs and need to learn. I hope Chess.com adheres to this excellent request.

So your 30 minute chess doesn't make sense?

Elroch

Sep 28, 2025

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#105

Sea_TurtIe wrote:

imagine the cheaters sitting there, letting their computer think for a couple minutes then playing that move

You think they need a couple of minutes? Hundreds of thousands of cheaters are caught every year on chess.com (from bullet to daily). More will be caught on a classical time control.