Interface Screen

Here is a full view of the complete interface screen. Please consult the following sections for descriptions of specific parts of the interface.

Note that the colors and styling shown here may differ from what you see, depending on which Color Scheme you have chosen.

The width of the Datalist area (shown here in white) may be changed by clicking and dragging on the gap just to the right of it.

Speed Range Buttons

These button indicate whether a player is waiting for a game within a particular range of game speeds, and allow you to quickly start a game if so.

If a button is "red" it indicates that you are currently waiting for a game in that speed range and thus a game could start at any time. Note that "red" is used loosely since, depending on the color theme in use, it could actually be more yellow, orange, or pink as shown here.

If a button is "green" (again with some variation based on the color scheme in use) it indicates that one or more other players are currently waiting for a game in that speed range. Clicking on the button will immediately start a game with one of them at whichever specific time control they have selected.

"Blue" or "neutral" colored buttons indicate that no one is currently waiting for a game in that speed range. Clicking on the button will simply open the appropriate section of the waiting list.

Control Bar

The control bar consists of several icons, described from left to right:

• Watch Game. This icon will appear once you have begun watching a live game, and gives you an easy way to return to it after performing other actions.
• Start Game. This icon will bring up the Live Games screen which includes the waiting list and challenge options. If you have a live game in progress, this icon will be replaced with a clock icon which will return you to your game.
• Full Screen. This icon will toggle full-screen mode. This can differ depending on the particular browser and operating system, but generally the interface will grow to occupy the entire screen space.
• Volume Control. This icon will allow you to control the volume level for interface sounds. To turn sound completely off, slide the control all the way downward.
• Settings. This icon will access a menu of global settings such as board and piece options, sounds options, and color schemes.
• Extras Menu. This icon will access a menu of miscellaneous pages such as account information and game statistics.
• System Clock. This area displays the current date and time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is used for all timekeeping on the system. Hovering over this area will also display info in your local time zone.

Time Control Buttons

These buttons indicate whether a player is waiting for a game at a specific time control.

A "red" button (exact shade will depend on the chosen color scheme) indicates that you are currently waiting for a game at that specific time control.

A "green" button button indicates that one or more other players are currently waiting for a game at that specific time control. Clicking on the button will immediately start a game with one of the waiting players.

A "blue" or "neutral" colored button indicates that no one is currently waiting for a game at that specific time control. Clicking on the button will add you to the waiting list with default options (traditional chess, random colors, and opponents of any rating).

Right-clicking (or control-clicking on a Mac) will bring up the waiting list dialog with the time control field already filled in to match the button value.

Live Game Waiting List

This list shows all players currently waiting for a live game. There are three separate lists, for Blitz Games, Fast Games, and Slow Games (see Game Speeds for details).

If your own handle is displayed in the list, it means you are currently waiting for a game with the specified options. Clicking on this entry will remove it from the list (although if you had other list entries with different time controls, those entries will remain).

Clicking on any other entry in the list will immediately start a game with that players using the specified options.

The list may be sorted by Game, Time Control, Speed, Player, Rating or Color by clicking on the corresponding header label. Clicking the same label a second time will reverse the direction of the sort.

Real-Time Notifications

These three tabs notify you of real-time events such as incoming live challenges, incoming messages, and friends logging on or off. Depending on configuration options, notifications may consist of a counter icon on the tab, an automatic drop-down, and/or a sound alert.

• Challs. This tab provides notifications of incoming live game challenges. Hovering over the tab will display a drop-down list of current challenges allowing you to accept or decline. Clicking on the tab will open a configuration screen allowing you to specify which challenges to accept and how to notify you of them.
• Messages. This tab provides notifications of incoming messages. Hovering over the tab will display a drop-down list of any new messages you may have. Clicking on the tab will open the Messages screen which will allow you to view and manage your messages as well as configure the notification behavior.
• Friends. This tab provides status info so you can quickly check if your friends are online or offline. Hovering over the tab will display a drop-down list of all your friends and their current status. Clicking on the tab will open the Friends screen which will allow you to manage your friends list as well as configure the notification behavior.

Datalist Menu

This menu controls what information is displayed in the datalist to its immediate right.

• Lounge. This selection provides a real-time display of players logging on and off, as well as a simple mechanism for "shouting" (sending short comments to all players currently online).
• Online. This selection will list all players currently online. Clicking on an entry will display a Player Profile popup with details as well as links to challenge or message the player.
• Scorebook. This selection will list all of your completed games. Clicking on an entry will load the game into the internal game viewer. Right-clicking (control-clicking on a Mac) will open the game in an external pop-up window.
• Chat Rooms. This selection is under construction.
• Live Games. This label/button identifies the following menu items as pertaining to live games. Clicking on it will switch the main view to the Live Games screen.
• Live Games -> Watch. This selection will display a list of all live game currently in progress. Clicking on an entry will load the game into the game viewer so you can follow its progress.
• Live Games -> Re-Watch. This selection will display a list of games you have recently watched. This makes it easy to check back on games that you have looked at but not followed continuously. If the game has ended a result will also be displayed. Clicking on an entry will load the game into the game viewer.
• Live Games -> Tourneys. This selection is under construction.
• Live Games -> Results. This selection will display a list of live games completed in the last 24 hours. Clicking on an entry will load the game into the internal game viewer. Right-clicking (control-clicking on a Mac) will open the game in an external pop-up window.
• Corr Games. This label/button identifies the following menu items as pertaining to corr games. Clicking on it will switch the main view to the Corr Games screen.
• Corr Games -> Active. This selection will display a list of all active corr games. Clicking on an entry will load the game and allow you to analyze, annotate, or make your move. A counter icon (shown in red in the example image to the right) will indicate how many games currently require your attention so you won't have to keep checking the list unnecessarily.
• Corr Games -> Challenges. This selection will display your active corr game challenges. There are separate tabs for incoming and outgoing challenges.
• Corr Games -> Tourneys. This selection is under construction.
• Corr Games -> Results. This selection will display a list of corr games completed in the last 7 days. Clicking on an entry will load the game into the internal game viewer. Right-clicking (control-clicking on a Mac) will open the game in an external pop-up window.