07-04-17 |
 From
now on you can log in and play chess and chess960 games mobile with your wireless
device, for example with your mobile phone or PDA. The address of
the new Mobile-portal is http://mobile.myChess.de or http://mobile.myChess.de.
Nearly all mobile phones, even older ones can access the internet.
If you don´t know how to activate the internet access for
your mobile phone try contact the manufacturer of your mobile phone
by his website or your mobile network provider. The use of the Mobile-portal
is 100% for free! Only the mobile network providers ordinarily raise
small fees for surfing the internet depending on the amount of the
data which is sent.
If
you are not satisfied by the comfort of your mobile phone browser:
Opera Mini™ is a freeware browser for mobile
devices like mobile phones, PDAs or BlackBerrys. Download address:
https://www.operamini.com/download/
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06-08-12 |
myChess.de
now supports XfccBasic. Xfcc is short for XML web services for correspondence
chess. XfccBasic is used to exchange game data between correspondence
chess servers and client software.
The client software can be used to query the server for a list of games of the player, and to submit
a move to the server.
XECTool is a shareware client program for XfccBasic Web Services.
You can download the last version of XECTool here.
The XFCC Server-address is: http://www.mychess.de/xfcc/xfccbasic.php
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| 06-05-31 |
Fullmembers
can now play 5 more free single games against @-members.
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05-11-06 |
Chess960!
From now on you can choose between normal chess and Chess960 for your
single games and tournaments. You can either choose between one
of 960 possible opening positions, or allow the computer to
decide on the beginning position of the master, the mistress and
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| 05-09-27 |
You can now choose between different world time zones in order to adapt
all dates and times to your local time zone. Look under "my
user data". |
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| 05-09-24 |
All messages you send and receive via myChess.de can now be
read and administered in the messages-centre under the link "messages".
The 50 last messages (for @-members the last 10) will be stored, e.g.
mails, move notifications etc.. Therefore no messages will be lost
even if, e.g., the automatic move notifications are deactivated. As
soon as you receive a new message it will be indicated on the screen.
Each of your messages will be signed as "read" after the recipient
has received your message. |
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| 05-03-26 |
Beside the known functions of the chess
theme library a chess
wiki is also available now which should contain informations on
the different opening themes and variants. The concepts´ name "wiki"
is derived from the Hawaiian term for "quick": "wikiwiki". The data
available in the myChess.de-wiki can not only be read but also
be edited by each member of the myChess.de community. Only
contents from the own feather are permitted which do not injure an
existing copyright. The contributions must stand in direct relation
on the theme or variant and may contain no advertisement. In particular
we point on §2
of the general terms of business where the principles for any
kind of publishing on myChess.de are regulated. |
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| 05-03-08 |
By clicking the link "opening analysis" which can be found
in each players profile you can display and analyse the played openings
of a player. To display and analyse your own opening behavior click
the link "opening analysis" under "my user data".
This feature is available for full members only.
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| 05-03-01 |
A world map shows all chess
players who are currently online as red dots. Each single player
can also be localized on a world map by clicking on the name of
the country, which is diplayed in a player´s profile. In order
to display a more detailed area on the map just click on the part
of the world you want to see in a higher resolution. 
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| 05-01-08 |
By clicking the button "L" on the right side of the opened chessboard
the chessboard can be called in the live-mode. Each turn of the
opponent will be shown immediately and can directly be answered.
If a player has activated the live-mode a small red "live!"
will appear on the right side under the mini-chessboard in the "current
games" folder. If a turn remains unanswered for more than 10
minutes the system automatically jumps back to the "current games"
folder .
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| 04-12-24 |
New additional payment method: You can subscribe quickly and securely
from PayPal
(an ebay-company)
hosted and SSL-secured payment pages where you can set up your yearly payments! You can
open a new account for free quick and easily. For you as a consumer
PayPal
is 100% for free!
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| 04-11-17 |
Each player can now save some notes according to each of her/his currently
running games.
You´ll find the form-field below the chessboard under "my
notes".
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| 04-11-01 |
Each full member can now found a chessclub or become member of an existing
one. Each chesscub is able to pick teams out of its members in order to take
part in team tournaments.
Each club is given a special club-infoside, which can be filled
with text and pictures. Also each chess club has its own pinboard which
can only be used by the club-members to stay informed. In the forum
you find a new topic: "chessclubs". And some more...
Click and find out!
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| 04-02-20 |
Provided that you use a screen resolution of 1024x768 px or higher, the user
names of the players in the chat can now be seen next to the chat
window.
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| 04-02-05 |
By means of the new tool "show game", you can watch current
games now. As soon as one of the players has made a move, an acoustic
signal is given. If the last position has been shown, the new move
will be shown automatically. The PGN and FEN are updated as well
as the display of the pieces captured.
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| 04-01-21 |
New: There is an extensive chess
theme library with a selection of more than 2,000 different
opening themes and variants. The themes are available to theme tournaments
as well as to single games. Furthermore, the game database can be
searched for particular themes by means of the tool "search for
a game" (-> "choose a new theme")
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| 03-12-14 |
You can search the games in our database for particular positions using
the new tool "search for a game".
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03-12-06 |
 All
games are classified in their PGN according to the ECO opening code.
From now on, a new search tool including different filtering criteria
is available to full members who want to search games for particular
moves and openings. Just log in and click "search for a game".
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