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[[Image:Chesslive.PNG|right|thumb|Chess Live client version 4.2; a game and a private chat (right) is in progress]]'''Chess Live''', formerly called US Chess Live (when it was affiliated with the [[United States Chess Federation]]), is an [[Internet chess server]] which allows users to play games of [[chess]] with others over the World Wide Web. |
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'''Chess Live''', formerly called US Chess Live (when it was affiliated with the [[United States Chess Federation]]), was a [[subscription]] [[Internet chess server]] that opened on August 8, 2000, and closed on 29 May 2007 when it was bought by [[Internet Chess Club]] and merged with [[World Chess Network]] to form [[World Chess Live]]. |
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Chess Live was opened to the public on August 1, 2000. |
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==Membership== |
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==Features== |
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Chess Live also included [[instant messaging]] features and the ability to chat with other users in [[IRC]]-like public chat rooms. |
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There were a range of paid and voluntary staff positions to ensure the smooth and effective running of the system. |
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==Chess Live Staff Positions== |
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There are various staff positions on Chess Live are as follows, from most powerful to least powerful |
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*(*) - Administrator: Administrators are what makes Chess Live tick. They control the happenings and other issues that are of utmost importance. |
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*(SR) - Service Representative: SRs are users who answer questions in help and monitor basic activity. |
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*(TM) - Tournament Manager: TMs run tournaemtns around the clock to keep the atomsphere on Chess Live fun and exciting and also adding a competitive side. |
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*(RT) - Relay Team: RT members relay big tournaments, such as the Linares tournament to users over the server. |
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*(PR) - Public Relations: the PR team brings in new members and help them get accustomed to the server. |
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*(CA) - Chess Advisors: Chess Advisors are members who have experience teaching chess to others, and they play games where they give insights and also give teaching lectures |
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*(VA) - Variant Advisors: Variant Advisors are CAs for a chess variant. |
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| ⚫ | Registered users used a client to connect to the server. At the end there were two versions of the client available: version 4.2.00, an installed program; and version 2.5.1, implemented in [[Java (programming language)|Java]] and that could be run from virtually any Internet-connected computer with a Java-enabled Web browser. Royal members could use non-Chess Live interfaces to connect to the server, such as Thief 1.1, Winboard, or countless other interfaces. |
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==Cheating detection measures== |
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The software had arrangements to try to detect players using the assistance of chess programs. It did this, in part, by detecting task switching activities, based on information being undertaken on the computer that the program was able to detect. |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of Internet chess servers]] |
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* [[Playchess]] |
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* [[World Chess Network]] |
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* [[GameKnot]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.chess-live.com/ Official site] |
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* [http://www.uschess.org/ United States Chess Federation] |
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[[Category:Internet chess servers]] |
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[[Category:Chess websites]] |
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[[Category:2000 in chess]] |
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[[Category:Internet properties established in 2000]] |
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[[Category:Internet properties disestablished in 2007]] |
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Chess Live, formerly called US Chess Live (when it was affiliated with the United States Chess Federation), was a subscription Internet chess server that opened on August 8, 2000, and closed on 29 May 2007 when it was bought by Internet Chess Club and merged with World Chess Network to form World Chess Live.
Membership[edit]
There were three membership options: Trial, Basic, and Royal; Basic and Royal levels required periodic payments. Higher levels of membership included more features, such as the ability to observe or participate in certain tournaments often held on the server.
Features[edit]
In addition to providing Internet users the opportunity to engage in games of chess with others, Chess Live also provided free lectures on skill and tactics to improve one's ability at the game.
Chess Live also included instant messaging features and the ability to chat with other users in IRC-like public chat rooms.
There were a range of paid and voluntary staff positions to ensure the smooth and effective running of the system.
Connection clients[edit]
Registered users used a client to connect to the server. At the end there were two versions of the client available: version 4.2.00, an installed program; and version 2.5.1, implemented in Java and that could be run from virtually any Internet-connected computer with a Java-enabled Web browser. Royal members could use non-Chess Live interfaces to connect to the server, such as Thief 1.1, Winboard, or countless other interfaces.
Cheating detection measures[edit]
The software had arrangements to try to detect players using the assistance of chess programs. It did this, in part, by detecting task switching activities, based on information being undertaken on the computer that the program was able to detect.