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

Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin

Date: 16:34:46 04/17/00

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Here is my exchange on Instant Messanger, (which now supports voice exchange!),
with Colette, who would never join ICC, because they charge...


LShabalov: Colette?
NetColette: hi I'm doing research
LShabalov: can we talk for free yet?
NetColette: Do you want to play in the tandem team thinkg at the World open?
NetColette: no
NetColette: Do you know about Chess.net.com?
LShabalov: I can't go-I'm at the Marshall, the whole time...
LShabalov: no
LShabalov: tell me about this please...
NetColette: It was started by a few who broke away from ICC because they wanted
it to be free. My friend belongs and I played yesterday. it's really neat. larry
Christiansen plays there and you can challenge individuals from a list of who's
on...
NetColette: you can put a bio and of course you get a rating
LShabalov: I mean, I have Chess.net software, and am a member, (Joe-Banks), but
I almost never play there, because most of the people I know from the Marshall &
NY chess are on ICC...


So, while I'm a big supporter of ICC (I've gotten quite a few months there, by
signing up new members), Colette, obvoiusly likes these (Inside Chess?), guys...


Larry T.






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



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