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Subject: Re: Question: best free place to play chess on Internet

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 23:45:14 04/16/00

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On April 17, 2000 at 01:31:30, Tina Long wrote:

>Hi Guys,
>My Name is Ralph Basden, I'm Tina's Stepdad - writing this with her permission.
>
>For the first time I played on ICC.
>I went there yesterday looking for Rebel v Symslov, played a coupla "guest
>games" & took up the 1 week free offer. (never did find Rebel vs...)
>
>I am WaccaBBall (from computer Golf - Whack a Bloody Ball) & I've played about
>12 blitz games, took my initial rating from 1500 to 1000 & back to 1400.
>
>Now I'm an addict.
>
>So:  If I don't want to pay $US50 a year, I'm an Internet novice, I just want to
>play friendly blitz or rapid, I want to play people (not against/with chess
>software), where do you recommend I play?
>
>What's where's Fics?
>I read here good & bad about Yahoo.
>I suppose $US50 isn't too bad if ICC is best (we were saving for Rebel Windows
>&/or Hiarcs8).
>
>I realise this Q has probably been answered here a zillion times, but I've never
>considered playing online before so never looked.
>
>Off Topic: Is there anywhere to play Monopoly agains real people on the net?
>
>Thanks guys
>Ralph Basden

http://www.zone.com

Try this for online gaming. I know there is chess and cribbage there. Perhaps
you'll find monopoly there also.



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