This is for all the spammers who keep registering in the ChessUp Forums:

Stop.

Really.

I know what you’re trying to do, registering accounts and posting spam links in your profile to improve your Google Page rank. I also know that a human is involved somewhere in this process, since you guys are circumventing my anti-spam measures.

But it’s not going to work. The chances of your account surviving more than 60 minutes are nil. The search engines will not see your website. Furthermore, I’m just going to report your spammy websites to the search engines and webhosts. In case you didn’t understand that last sentence: posting spam in my forums can be detrimental to your website’s health.

So give it a rest. Go bother someone else, or better yet, go play in traffic. Your time will be more productive.

We have 50 posts in the ChessUp Forums. Pretty good for only two weeks. Here are the answers to a couple questions I’ve been asked:

YES you can absolutely post your own puzzles in the Chess Puzzles forum. You can also comment on other puzzles. The forum is totally open, and if you have anything vaguely related to chess puzzles, you can post it in there.

YES other forum categories can be created if there is demand. We currently have 3 open categories (General, Puzzles, and ChessUp Diagram Tool). More can always be added…just ask!

The best way to get more people to join is word-of-mouth.  So tell a friend to join!

See you in the forums…

ChessBase has posted a bunch of stats once again trying to determine the greatest chess player of all time.

The interesting thing about this study is that it compares the quality of the moves, not just the win/lose/draw results.

I could tell you who their #1 player is, but why ruin the fun?  See if you can guess who it is, and then go check out ChessBase’s article.