Red Hot Pawn

martin williams

General

22 Mar 05

c99ux

'Sir' to you

Osaka, Japan

Joined: 30 Sep 05
Moves: 40257

16 Feb 06

I usually use TFC because that's where I started, and it's better at home.
If I use an internet cafe with bad lighting, RHP is sometimes better.

Dr Strangelove

Joined: 22 Aug 05
Moves: 26450

16 Feb 06

I joined up at TFC but nearly always use RHC - seems I'm in the minority then. Any emails I get are sent via TFC, I've been trying to change that to RHC but nothing seems to do it.

The Slow Pawn

HIT THE LIGHTS

Joined: 15 Nov 03
Moves: 57135

16 Feb 06

RHP for the TSP @ home

At work ... no chess, all web sensed I'm afraid ...

Boris

invigorate

Only 1 F in Uckfield

Buxted UK

Joined: 27 Feb 02
Moves: 261186

17 Feb 06

I play TFC at home.
I play badly at work.

Phlabibit

Mystic Meg

tinyurl.com/3sbbwd4

Joined: 27 Mar 03
Moves: 17242

17 Feb 06

Originally posted by c99ux
I usually use TFC because that's where I started, and it's better at home.
If I use an internet cafe with bad lighting, RHP is sometimes better.

When this thread was started I think I was using RHP. Now I use TFC. I can't imagine that RHP looks better than TFC in bad lighting... wouldn't bad lighting make RHP more blaringly unpleasing to the eyes?

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Gatecrasher

Whale watching

33°36'S 26°53'E

Joined: 05 Feb 04
Moves: 41150

17 Feb 06

CAW at work, but I can only read forums, my monitor is way too public for playing chess.

RHP at home.

KJCavalier

Happier Now!!

Home!!

Joined: 19 Oct 04
Moves: 176085

17 Feb 06

RHP everywhere, because I am the boss!

magnublm

Joined: 17 Dec 02
Moves: 4144

17 Feb 06

Wow! ChessAtWork loads *much* faster. I just tried it on my wireless (and old) laptop. Gonna use it exclusively on this machine now. Still prefer the looks of RedHotPawn, though.

c99ux

'Sir' to you

Osaka, Japan

Joined: 30 Sep 05
Moves: 40257

17 Feb 06

I have changed my preference today. TFC is loading really slowly today, I've tried CAW for the first time, it's just as bad, but RHP is the only one which is moving anywhere close to the speed that I like. Maybe it'll all change again tomorrow.

Hawaiianhomegrown

Blunted

Hawaii

Joined: 13 Jan 05
Moves: 41604

17 Feb 06

does anyone want to outline the differences between the programs? I know chess at work is black and white, less options and graphics and runs faster but whats the other two (red hot chess and time for chess) all about?

Nordlys

The sky

Joined: 05 Apr 05
Moves: 10385

17 Feb 06

Originally posted by Hawaiianhomegrown
does anyone want to outline the differences between the programs? I know chess at work is black and white, less options and graphics and runs faster but whats the other two (red hot chess and time for chess) all about?

Time For Chess just looks different. I find that it's much easier on the eyes. I have never used Red Hot Chess, but I think the reason it exists is that the name "Red Hot Pawn" may give some people problems.