The basic perks?

Hello can somebody tell me what are "the basic perks" that the subscription give? thank you!

1. Access to more tactics trainer puzzles.

2. 3 opponent disconnections a week. If you're losing a live game you get to make your opponent disconnect and time out.

3. Chess mentor - a collection of courses in openings, tactics, strategy and endgames.

4. 1 'engine check' per match (online turn-based only). A button allows you to find Houdini's recommendation for your next move.

5. Auto vacation protection: puts you on holiday if you don't make a move in time.

6. Access to chess.com videos.

7. Lag enforcement. Make your opponent's move slower by 0.5 seconds per move - crucial for bullet games.

8. Computer analysis of games.

Those are for diamond members anyway.

And they send a masseuse round to ease the tension of any really tough match.

For Gold (what I have) the ones I've been using most:

• More Tactics Trainer (25/day vs 3/day for basic)
• More tournaments (10 non-official at a time vs 1 for basic)
• Timeout protection (automatically go on vacation if you are about to lose on time)
• No ads
• Access to more statistics on your own play

There are more; a full list is at http://www.chess.com/membership

I hope point 2 above is a joke!

I thought that was for US residents only john?

US and Spain I believe.  Some deal Erik has perhaps.