How to use Playchess and Online Download Link

[spacious_mind]

The instructions that I am providing here are for using Playchess from your Chessbase program. Mine is a version 12. If however you are using the online version the look will be different but a lot of this should still be useful to you.

For playing the Online version, you can go here, where you click on the "Play Now" bar and it will load instantly. You can also download manuals from here if you need to study it:

http://en.playchess.com/Home/Download

This is meant for some easy beginner instructions if you are using Chessbase and have never tried Playchess before. The instructions are primarily for people who don't want to pay to register and want to play as a Guest only.

Here is the PowerPoint I created for download:

http://spacious-mind.com/forum_reports/ ... ns_01.pptx

If you don't have access to Microsoft Powerpoint then you can view the instructions below. Size your page accordingly if you find it too large or too small.

Playchess Instructions using Playchess from Chessbase Program

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For the tournament that we plan to play, I also recommend that you download Google Chrome if you don't already have it and get yourself a Google email account. Within Google email you have this "Hangout Chat option" where if you are both Google email users, you can use "Hangout" to search the email address of your opponent and a chat box will open once he accepts your invite. You can now "Unpin" The Google Hangout Chat and take it with you to Playchess and in an emergency you can continue communications and even continue your game by messaging your opponent the remaining moves. I think this is very useful as a precautionary back-up which will help Playchess Guest Players a lot.

Best regards

[Dave C]

Hi Nick,

Many thanks for all your work preparing this detailed walk-through.
My 90 day free trial on Playchess began today.

Lucky timing - regards,
Dave

[spacious_mind]

Hi Nick,

Many thanks for all your work preparing this detailed walk-through.
My 90 day free trial on Playchess began today.

Lucky timing - regards,
Dave

Hi Dave,

Thanks I fixed a couple of typos and one slide was out of order. You might want to upload the PP presentation again.

Regards

[blaubaer]

Hi Nick,

nice work!

Slide Regards, Michael

[Steve B]

Hey Nick
in looking at the above screen shot...
I notice you actually managed a draw against the player named "OutOfWork"
that's very very impressive
I am told that player is a SuperGM that secretly plays with that nickname

2750 Elo Regards
Steve

[blaubaer]

Hi Steve,

2750 Elo Regards
Steve

wow, my Elo is half of that.....

Catch the king Regards, Michael

[spacious_mind]

LOL I remember playing a Super something or other!

[paulwise3]

Many thanks for all your work preparing this detailed walk-through.
My 90 day free trial on Playchess began today.

Hi Nick,

My free trial started today. Of course as paulwise3
Oswaldo and me are negociating about our first round game.

Regards, Paul

[spacious_mind]

Many thanks for all your work preparing this detailed walk-through.
My 90 day free trial on Playchess began today.

Hi Nick,

My free trial started today. Of course as paulwise3
Oswaldo and me are negociating about our first round game.

Regards, Paul

Hi Paul,

Great thanks. That makes it al lot easier than searching for guest99234324455

Best regards

[Dave C]

FYI I'm registered on playchess as: Dave Castle

Good luck tomorrow...
Dave

[spacious_mind]

FYI I'm registered on playchess as: Dave Castle

Good luck tomorrow...
Dave

Hi Dave,

Thanks and likewise. I am looking forward to the game.

regards

[blaubaer]

Hi,

I am looking forward to the game.

me too!

All on Edge Regards, Michael

[Steve B]

FYI I'm registered on playchess as: Dave Castle

Good luck tomorrow...
Dave

OK
as the predicated tournament winner i will be popping in and out to follow your game
i shall be "blunder checking" with the Fidelity EAG 2100

The Heat Is On Regards
Steve