Author: Jason Kent
Date: 17:46:39 01/17/05
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Good read. I've used all three servers and USCL. I've even been a short-time paying member to the three that cost money. I think FICS is a better choice than it appears reading your review. Free is free, and I have played 1200+ games on FICS in the last year with very few problems from cheating. Yes, some players -- and admins -- are immature and sometimes rude on FICS. The language allowed on the server is also not up to my standards. Does ICC and Playchess protect the chat on main channels? I don't like the chessbase interface at all. Even if it were bugless, the design does not appeal to me. Blitzn is apparently full of spyware and background processes that monitor your usage of chess programs while on the server. It doesn't sound overly pleasant to me. Correct me if I'm wrong, but playchess and ICC only allow one free choice for a GUI? This is a major con! I could talk on and on about how much I like babaschess but I won't. :) If asked by friends who are learning chess, my recommendation is to start with FICS, and babas. :)
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