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Starting out with Online Chess Play

By Mark Weeks, About.com

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Yahoo Chess - Play a Game

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When a table has two players, both players must click the 'Start Game' button. The clock starts for each player only after that player makes the first move.

Yahoo doesn't adjust for transmission lags. Even though you move quickly, you might lose more time on your clock than the time it took you to move. This is why we recommend you play with an increment after each move until you have a feel for the time recorded on your moves.

Most Yahoo players take the online play seriously, but there are a few who don't. If you run into a Yahoo wahoo, you can disable chat in your preferences.

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