Blitz feature added

copying a pgn after playing a blitz game doesn't seem to work... at least CMX doesn't open the game...

Simply perfect...I get the feel that blitz is the warm-up to the real stuff. I think this will catch on quickly and grow as it evolves. Super job!

Excellent addition!

Just one thing I noticed - my opponent timed out but the win was not awarded to me. The game just stopped and if I exit it warns me that I will forfeit the game...

After playing quite a bit, both here and at uchess.com, I think the easiest most useful addition would be a rematch button. It's frustrating to agree on a rematch only top have a third party accept the offered game. Directed offers would be ideal, but it seems like just adding a rematch button to the game play screen would be easy and almost as useful.

Originally posted by robscullion
After playing quite a bit, both here and at uchess.com, I think the easiest most useful addition would be a rematch button. It's frustrating to agree on a rematch only top have a third party accept the offered game. Directed offers would be ideal, but it seems like just adding a rematch button to the game play screen would be easy and almost as useful.

I agree, though the site should swap the colours automatically. 😉

Helpful Suggestions?:

1. What do you think about also having outside chat available?
(A good example of that is pogo.com's chess blitz site. There is an ignore feature for negative players and report button for trouble makers that are harrassing people.)

2. Also a good idea i think, would be when i have an open blitz game available and someone joins in; it would show the person's rating that is asking for a game with me. That way I'd know what i was getting into and whether i really wanted to accept or not.
( For example, On pogo.com when you have an open board and someone joins and it says something like "Pavlo43 (1800) is requesting a game. Would you like to accept this game?" )

3. I'd love it if we had the choice of playing a rated or unrated chess game. I think it would be cool if our correspondence rating wasn't affected by our blitz games though.

4. What do you think about a "boot" feature?
Like if there is someone watching our game and they are making mean comments, telling my opponent what moves to make or something I can just press "boot" and it will kick them out of our game.

5. What do you think about adding a profile page for our blitz record too? Like it would show what opponents we beat and in what time controls. Our win/loss blitz chess record,etc.?

6. A rematch button if we are enjoying our game with an opponent or friend and want to play them again?
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I love how you can copy the pgn here on rhp blitz.
Pogo.com or yahoo unfortunately don't do all that.

I love how there is sound in the game, that there are no lame 1 minute games, that it shows all the players that are there, the pgn. feature, being able to chose to play as black or white, etc,etc,etc.

Great work so far, by the way guys! Rhp is the coolest! 🙂

-- Paul

allow observers to watch.

Originally posted by Pavlo87

1. What do you think about also having outside chat available?
(A good example of that is pogo.com's chess blitz site. There is an ignore feature for negative players and report button for trouble makers that are harrassing people.)

2. Also a good idea i think, would be when i have an open blitz game available and someo tc,etc,etc.

Great work so far, by the way guys! Rhp is the coolest! 🙂

-- Paul

Lots more work to do still on the Blitz feature, and because people are fairly keen for it to be expanded, it will be. No ETA for these features though because I am entering a very busy period shortly.

-Russ

Originally posted by Russ
Lots more work to do still on the Blitz feature, and because people are fairly keen for it to be expanded, it will be. No ETA for these features though because I am entering a very busy period shortly.

-Russ

waiting patiently (tap, tap, tap) . .. is it done yet?

How about now? Not yet? Why not?

still waiting here . .no rush . .. . .

now?

Hmmm... an odd thing just happened. After playing a game and agreeing to a draw my opponent exited. But when I tried to exit I couldn't. The EXIT icon didn't work and the only way I could get out was to close the window.

Originally posted by Arrakis
Hmmm... an odd thing just happened. After playing a game and agreeing to a draw my opponent exited. But when I tried to exit I couldn't. The EXIT icon didn't work and the only way I could get out was to close the window.

I had a similar thing happen on uchess the other day. My opponent timed out but when i tried to leave the game it told me i'd forfeit the game. In the end i had to forfeit and lose grade even though i'd won!

This is why I am reluctant to add ratings right now (and I could just switch them on) until most of these gremlins are removed.

-Russ

Originally posted by Russ
This is why I am reluctant to add ratings right now (and I could just switch them on) until most of these gremlins are removed.

-Russ

I think everyone would be willing to accept these glitches in order to see a blitz rating. That would be so cool.
I suspect that a lot of people rated over 1800 here can't play blitz. 🙂

Originally posted by Arrakis
I think everyone would be willing to accept these glitches in order to see a blitz rating. That would be so cool.
I suspect that a lot of people rated over 1800 here can't play blitz. 🙂

well. I am a crappy 12-1300 and I beat three players over 1700 in five minute blitz. ..no time for books or data bases to consult....

Originally posted by mochiron
well. I am a crappy 12-1300 and I beat three players over 1700 in five minute blitz. ..no time for books or data bases to consult....

My point exactly. You wouldn't believe how many 1800+ players here are really only 12-1300 OTB.