ChessBase Playchess 2 Playchess.com Contents 0 Part I Access 5 1 Acc.e..s.s.. .t.o.. .P..l.a..y..c..h..e..s.s...c.o..m... ................................................................................................. 5 2 Log.i.n.. ............................................................................................................................... 5 3 Ser.i.a..l. .n..u..m...b..e..r. ................................................................................................................. 6 4 Cre.a..t.e.. .n..e..w.. .a..c..c..o..u..n..t. ........................................................................................................ 7 5 Geo..g..r.a..p..h..i.c.. .p..o..s.i.t.i.o..n.. ........................................................................................................ 8 6 Fire.w...a..l.l.s.. ......................................................................................................................... 9 7 On.l.i.n..e.. .u..p..d..a..t.e.. ................................................................................................................ 10 Part II Getting started 11 1 Int.r.o..d..u..c..t.i.o..n.. ................................................................................................................... 11 2 Ne.w... .c..o..n..c.e..p..t. .w...i.t.h.. .r.i.b..b..o..n..s.. ............................................................................................. 11 3 Do.c..k..i.n..g.. .W...i.n..d..o..w...s. .......................................................................................................... 14 4 Ch.e..s..s. .r.o..o..m...s.. .................................................................................................................. 17 5 Ma..i.n.. .s.c..r.e..e..n.. .l.i.s..t. ............................................................................................................. 18 6 Ch.a..l.l.e..n..g..e..s.. .................................................................................................................... 19 7 Ch.a..t. ............................................................................................................................... 21 8 Pla..y..i.n..g.. .o..n.. .t.h..e.. .s.e..r..v.e..r.. .................................................................................................... 22 9 Tra..i.n..i.n..g.. .l.e..s..s.o..n..s.. .a..n..d.. .l.i.v.e.. .e..v..e..n..t.s.. ................................................................................... 23 10 Jo.i.n.. .a.. .t.o..u..r.n..a..m...e..n..t. ......................................................................................................... 24 11 Se.r.i.a..l. .n..u..m...b..e..r.. ............................................................................................................... 24 12 Pre..m...i.u..m... .A...c.c..e..s..s. ............................................................................................................ 25 Part III Reference 28 1 Pla..y..i.n..g.. .......................................................................................................................... 28 Playing on. .t..h..e.. .s...e..r..v..e..r.. ................................................................................................................................... 28 Challenge.s.. ...................................................................................................................................................... 29 Formula ......................................................................................................................................................... 32 Separate F..o..r..m....u..l.a..s.. .f..o..r.. .H..u..m....a..n.. .a..n...d.. .C...o..m....p..u..t..e..r.. .G..a..m....e..s... .......................................................................... 33 Filter Lags.. ....................................................................................................................................................... 35 Move Inpu..t. ...................................................................................................................................................... 36 Chess clo.c..k..s... ................................................................................................................................................. 37 Elo ratings.. ....................................................................................................................................................... 38 Top Lists ......................................................................................................................................................... 39 Playing op.t..i.o..n..s... .............................................................................................................................................. 42 Kibitzing ......................................................................................................................................................... 43 Ratings ......................................................................................................................................................... 44 Player Rat.i.n..g.. .L...i.s..t. ........................................................................................................................................... 46 Ducats ......................................................................................................................................................... 47 Paying pla.y..e..r..s.. ................................................................................................................................................ 49 ChessBase 2014 Contents 3 Emoticons.. ....................................................................................................................................................... 49 Multiboard.. ....................................................................................................................................................... 50 Displaying. .T...i.m...e... .D..i.f.f..e..r..e..n..c..e... .f.o..r.. .M...u...l.t.i.b..o...a..r.d...s.. ............................................................................................ 51 Load view.e...d.. .g..a..m....e..s... ..................................................................................................................................... 52 Flexible Ch...a..l.l.e..n..g...e..s.. ....................................................................................................................................... 53 New Serve..r.. .O...p..t.i.o...n..s.. ...................................................................................................................................... 53 Photo Icon..s.. ..................................................................................................................................................... 60 Rank Infor.m....a..t.i.o...n.. ........................................................................................................................................... 60 Find Local. .P..l.a..y..e...r.s... ......................................................................................................................................... 61 Status Info.. .i.n... .C..h...a..t.s.. ....................................................................................................................................... 61 Tooltip La.g.. ...................................................................................................................................................... 62 Event Cale..n..d..a..r.. ............................................................................................................................................... 62 World Map.. .T..o...o..l.t.i.p... ......................................................................................................................................... 63 Server sta..t.i.s..t..i.c..s.. ............................................................................................................................................ 63 Thematic .c..h..e..s...s.. ............................................................................................................................................. 65 Shuffle ch.e..s...s.. ................................................................................................................................................. 68 Playing for.. .D..u...c..a..t.s.. .......................................................................................................................................... 69 Extend Me..m...b...e..r..s..h..i.p... ..................................................................................................................................... 70 View Acco..u..n...t. ................................................................................................................................................. 71 Other func..t.i.o...n..s.. .............................................................................................................................................. 72 Load Engin...e.. .................................................................................................................................................... 73 Advanced. .E..n..g..i.n...e.. .s..e...t.t.i.n...g..s.. 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