Daily Puzzle Strangeness

Have noticed, two days in row now, that my MacBook Pro goes into high speed fan cooling when trying to solve the Daily Puzzle.  Never noticed this before.  It is like the CPU is overwhelmed with excessive instructions.

Also, when I went to post a typical after-puzzle comment, both days, extreme glitchiness happened.  Found a workaround, which involved opening another tab on the computer, and then when I'd click back to the Daily Puzzle tab, the glitchiness would be gone.  But, one false finger-pinch to enlarge the comment window, and things could get completely frozen.  Again, only way to return to normal was by visiting the other semi-opened tab, and then coming back to the Daily Puzzle tab.

I started to wonder what could possibly be overtaxing the CPU and it seems chess dot com maybe has been experimenting with website display.  For example, at one point in the last week, when a move would be selected, faint solid-and-hollow circles would appear to show available places to move the highlighted piece. (I'm glad that feature was removed; didn't like it… it was somewhat distracting.)  However, on today's Daily Puzzle, I went back and replayed it, and I noticed that when you click a piece to move it, it jiggles for an instant, and that software overlay may be what is overtaxing the CPU.  Had never noticed that initial jiggle before, so that may be something new.

At one point I even tried turning off the WiFi and the fan kept whirring high speed.  So, whatever was overworking the CPU was built into the Daily Puzzle.

Just thought I'd share these observations.  It seems that if things are kept simple, as in yesteryear, the Daily Puzzle was more fun to attempt.  Whirring fans and glitchiness are a distraction.

By any chance are you going into the analysis tab and have your settings for unlimited analysis depth?  That's the only thing that I can imagine where it's the fault of the Chess.com website.  I haven't heard or experienced anything close your issue.  I highly, highly doubt if it's not an analysis screen that your PC has much bigger issues if it can't render a webpage.

No, not doing that, the analysis tab thing you mentioned.  But just typing in here, right now, and the fan is a little ramped up.  It may be that my MacBook Pro is too outdated, and possibly that chess dot com has gone to advanced graphics/software that require a computer with more capability.

Computer fan whirring, when doing the Daily Puzzle has made it no fun.  The longer I try to solve it, the higher the fan revs, and it has become too distracting.  Yet another day of this.

As soon as I do other things, surfing the net elsewhere, the whirring goes away.  It only occurs on this website.

Since I've started reporting these problems, have noticed Bold and Italic functions do not highlight like they did a week ago.  Just browsing this comment page has my cooling fan on high.

"This webpage is using significant energy.  Closing it may improve the responsiveness of your Mac."

I'm up for renewal on May 1.  Doesn't look good.

Not sure what version or browser you're on but two things to try.

• A different browser. It could be tied to something on your browser version
• Turn off browser hardware acceleration if you can and it's on

Found an oddity workaround.

If I do not log in, I can do the Daily Puzzle without my CPU cooling fan whirring at high speed, but cannot post a comment on my success or failure on the puzzle.  Board looks normal, moves take place as usual, everything just fine.

Then, as soon as I log in and try the Daily Puzzle, CPU begins to overheat, distracting fan whirring, … a mess again.

Since my paid membership expires tomorrow, and my free membership would then kick in, I'll see how that goes.  If much better, no overheating, and can still post, then I'll be doing the free membership plan from then on.  Have to see what comes in the free membership benefits package.

At the risk of stating the obvious, have you tried restarting the computer, deleting cookies, etc?  What about using a different browser?  Just to troubleshoot.

Definitely.  On the MacBook Pro, routinely go to Develop and clear caches, and then go to Safari >> History >> Clear All History.  When I do that, my Top Sites all go blank, and then they slowly reappear… 12 of them.

Would this be enough, or is there something else I should do?

When you say different browser, I'm on a Mac and I have  macOS High Sierra version 10.13.6.  Would that be my browser?  It is an old computer, a 2011, but it still works fine, and along the way I've had a new video card, and a new battery, replaced… both in the last year… so, I'd like to get more out of it.

I don't think its Processor (2 GHz Intel Core i7), and Graphics (Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB) can handle certain new versions of Safari.
 

Macs have Safari by default, I was just wondering if Chrome or Firefox would have the same issue.