Thx for the warm welcome

Im new to the site, im a uscf player rated at 1929 my names Marcus Tanner. T wouldnt mind getting to know some of the people here. my messengers are as follow:
aim= ecstacylane
msn=marcustheadore@hotmail.com
yahoo=cotton_mowth
and my email is marcustheadore@hotmail.com
im 19 years old from lafayette, louisiana, usa. I have pics available too.....

also, hoe do i do a search for people that are online at the moment so i can challenge them?

Welcome! Since you have a few games in progress, I'll assume you've got the challenge thing sorted. You've come to a great place to play chess.
BTW, I believe there is a spelling error in your profile, as the speaker of that quote is C3PO 😉

HI, juust to make sure you're clear on this - you don't necessarily challenge someone who is currently on line. As this is correspondence you can challenge/accept the chalenge for someone who is currently off line and they will return their move when they are next on line.

Games are rarely finished in 1 sitting and some games last for months, depending on how quickly the players chose to move. There are limits on how long yo have to make each move, 3 -21 days, which can be chosen as options when you create a game (or alternatively seen in the description before you accept a game created by someone else).

I hope you're settling in. It's very different from 'live' chess but it is an excellent way to play.

Jon

Originally posted by belgianfreak
HI, juust to make sure you're clear on this - you don't necessarily challenge someone who is currently on line. As this is correspondence you can challenge/accept the chalenge for someone who is currently off line and they will return their move when they are next on line.

Games are rarely finished in 1 sitting and some games last for months, depe ...[text shortened]... ettling in. It's very different from 'live' chess but it is an excellent way to play.

Jon

Originally posted by flexmore
i beg to differ,
i always try to challenge an online opponent: they will play now.
you find these people at

>Player Tables > Last Move

i also like to check if they will be here tomorrow

so i check their profile (simply click on their name) and see how often they FINISH games (slide your cursor across the green part of the rating graph) - wi ...[text shortened]... ly fair to make one as white and one as black.
even easier is to subscribe, and join a clan ;-)

great! very useful information. im trying to get 5 games won as quick as possible. and i will correct the spelling in my profile thank you

Originally posted by Blitzky
great! very useful information. im trying to get 5 games won as quick as possible. and i will correct the spelling in my profile thank you

its no problem bud, i have my last 3 games in progress now and they are all active and moving...thanks though ; )