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Please help me learn the rules of chess - I want to learn how to play!
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What do the computer evaluation numbers mean (like +2.25)? Chess engines (computer programs) use a standard notation to indicate who is better off (White or Black) in a given position. It's pretty simple, actually. First, a positive ("+") number means that White is better; conve... How do I invite members to my group or team? If you want to invite more members to your group or team, use the "Invite People" link on the right hand side of the Group's Admin page. Then simply list all of the players you wish to invite. You can send 30 invites eve... How do I insert a game, puzzle, or diagram into an article, blog, or forum post? It's surprisingly easy, as we built these features right into our editor tool. Please read this article for all the how-to you will need! (You may also be interested in checking out our Analysis Board & Editor t... Please help me learn the rules of chess - I want to learn how to play! "Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make [people] happy." – Siegbert Tarrasch Welcome to the greatest game ever! To learn how to play chess, or to clarify any chess rules, please&nb... How can I translate Chess.com into my native language? To translate Chess.com into your own language, you can go to http://translate.google.com/translate_t Put "www.chess.com" into the "Translate a Web Page" box, and then put English as the first language and your native lan... How do I get my POP mail settings and setup my account? As a Premium Chess.com Member you can access your @chess.com email from any POP program including Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Gmail, Blackberry, etc. To setup your program to work with your @chess.com email ad... Can I have multiple accounts? No, not only do we strongly discourage the use of multiple accounts; we also consider it a form of cheating. While there are no really good reasons to have more than one account, there are several rather bad reasons for ... Fair Play Policy [Notice]: Undefined index: contentstext (cache/53541eb048dd6cbeaa2c32fe07552020.php:101)

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