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- I'd
like to get to know myChess.de. Is there a possibility to register for
free?
Yes.
You can register for free as a so called "@member". @members are labeled
with an @ behind their user name, for example "player@". @members can
get to know and use all essential tools provided by myChess.de.
However, they may only play two games at once and their games will
not be rated in the myELO-system. There is no time limit to the
@membership. If an @member decides to register as a full member, he
can do so under "my data" -> "upgrade"
Test myChess.de for free now and become an @member! Click here!
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- How
can I take my holidays?
You may take 42 days (6 weeks) of holiday each year. All your rates
and time limits are stopped during the holidays and your opponents will
automatically be informed about your being on holiday in advance. You
can find your "holiday manager" at the bottom of your "my
data" page. For further information on holidays, time limits
and rates, click here: Chess-Rules
- rate, time-limit, vacation.
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- How
can I save a picture of me?
Under "my data" you find the form with which you can directly
send a picture from your hard disk to myChess.de. The size of your picture
will automatically be adjusted to the right size. The picture file must
not be larger than 50 KB and has to be a JPG/JPEG or GIF file. Your
picture will be displayed at the head of your player profile anytime
another player or visitor clicks on your user name.
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- Can
I switch off the e-mail notification about my opponents´ moves?
Under "my data" you can change your settings
and determine whether you want to be informed anytime your opponent
has made a move.
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- I
want to register as a full member. How much is the fee? How can I pay?
The monthly
fee is 0,99 EUR.
You can subscribe quickly and securely from PayPal
(an ebay-company) hosted and SSL-secured payment pages where you can
set up your yearly payments! You can open a new account for free quick
and easily. For you as a consumer PayPal
is 100% for free! If you want to do so please sign up for free as
an @-member first and upgrade to full membership in a second step.
If you possess a bank account in the federal republic of germany your
membership fee will be debited directly from your bank account in advance
every year, i.e. 11,88 EUR a year (including VAT). Unless you cancel
your membership in writing 4 weeks before the end of this year (starting
with the day of your registration), your membership will automatically
be renewed for another year and another 11,88 EUR will be debited.
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- How
many games can I play at once?
As a full member, you can play 10 games games at once and challenge other players
for a game of chess. Fullmembers can also play 5 more free single games
against @-members.
As a full member, you can also play another 22 games in tournaments.
You can raise the number of games you can play at once and book additional
amounts of 10 at 0,33EUR/month each.
For example:
At the moment, you are playing 4 games in a tournament and enrolled
as one of by now 4 of 8 participants for another round-robin tournament
with 2 rounds.
-> With a maximum of 8 players, you play 7 games in each round. That
makes 14 games in 2 rounds. Added to the 4 other tournament games, that
makes a total of 22 games.
If the tournament is opened with only 4 players enrolled, only 6 games
are played in each round and you may play another 12 games in other
tournaments.
@members
cannot take part in tournaments and can only play 2 games at once or
challenge other players for a game of chess.
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- How
can I suggest a series of conditional moves or accept one?
Please click
here:
Chess-Rules
- The moves of the pieces
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- I
cannot log in! The error message says: "Invalid password or user name!"
!
possible reasons for this:
1. You have not completed your registration yet: after registering,
you receive an e-mail. After opening the link in this e-mail, your account
will be activated and your registration will be complete so you can
log in.
2. Mind capital letters in your user name as well as in your password.
3. If you have forgotten your password, you can have it sent to you
in an e-mail. Just enter your user name or email-address in the "Forgot
your password?"-form (which can be found under "log
in") and click "send".
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- Under
which circumstances is a game rated in myELO?
Only games
played by full members are rated; games against @members or by two @members
are not. Likewise, games against external players are not rated. The
rating takes place after the games has ended. The change of the players´
myELO-rating in case of winning, losing or draw is based on their
myELO-rating at the beginning of the game.
If an external player or @member becomes a full member during the game,
the game is rated and the player in question has a myELO-rating
of 1,500. The expectations of profit are shown when challenging or accepting
a challenge.
The myELO-calculator
can be used to simulate the rating of a game!
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- How
can I castle in a Chess960-game?
How to castle:
Move the king over the field of the rook you want to
castle with.
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