If you want to focus on the game without distractions from conversation, or if you prefer not to chat in a specific game, we have you covered
Disabling chat in a single game
Click on the
icon in the upper right-hand corner of the chat windowClick
Disable Chat from the dropdown:
This action is irreversible, and chat will be disabled for the rest of the game.
Disabling chat for all games
If you want to disable chat for ALL of your games, you can go to Settings > Live Chess/Daily Chess and set the Game Chat option to Friends Only or Nobody. This will limit who can chat with you in your games.
Be sure to click Save to put the new setting into effect! And remember there is a separate setting for Live chess and Daily chess!