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[michiguel]

Just out of curiosity: are you really saying that pages and pages of diagrams and instructions is what is meant by "easier to join and watch?

You should have talked to me and we could have done it in Playchess. Any guest can view a broadcast, and you do not need to create an account. ICC is the one with restrictions. FWIW, the offer is on the table this very minute.

Does Playchess have a Linux client? If not, then that's a no go.

Peter

*Shrug*

I just check the site and search the instructions and found

"If you do want to play with a computer, you can do so in the engine room, but only if you own the full Fritz program."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV1LzXf1TKQ

Miguel

[hgm]

I thought it would be obvios that using PlayChess would be inferior in almost every respect:
* Less capable client for viewing
* Which is more complex to operate
* Which does not come with an elaborate tutorial like the one posted here
* Guest viewers more restricted in what they are allowed to do
* Participants resticted to a single commercial client
* Of which the support for WB engines sucks
* Which might not support the format of their opening book
* Hassle to obtain accounts, which normally are non-free
* Work-arounds needed on Linux

[Modern Times]

I thought it would be obvios that using PlayChess would be inferior in almost every respect:
* Less capable client for viewing
* Which is more complex to operate

In fact that is where playchess shines I think. For viewing games, I'd much rather do it on playchess.

[hgm]

Does it show an eval graph of the engine kibitz? Can it do PV walking on a variation board?

[Modern Times]

Does it show an eval graph of the engine kibitz? Can it do PV walking on a variation board?

I don't know, I'm not interested in either !

[Graham Banks]

I thought it would be obvios that using PlayChess would be inferior in almost every respect:
* Less capable client for viewing
* Which is more complex to operate
* Which does not come with an elaborate tutorial like the one posted here
* Guest viewers more restricted in what they are allowed to do
* Participants resticted to a single commercial client
* Of which the support for WB engines sucks
* Which might not support the format of their opening book
* Hassle to obtain accounts, which normally are non-free
* Work-arounds needed on Linux

Anybody can watch broadcasts in Playchess.
You download the Playchess client, run it and enter as a guest.
You don't even need to own Fritz.

[Modern Times]

Anybody can watch broadcasts in Playchess.
You download the Playchess client, run it and enter as a guest.

If you run WINDOWS, yes. There is no Linux client.

[Graham Banks]

Anybody can watch broadcasts in Playchess.
You download the Playchess client, run it and enter as a guest.

If you run WINDOWS, yes.

Oh, I see.
Oh well, there will just be fewer spectators then I guess.
I'd love to watch, but it all looks way too technical and too much bother.

[hgm]

Clicking on a game or a menu is too technical?

I wonder how you select what game you want to watch in the PlayChess client, then? Psionic powers?

[Modern Times]

It is magic