Chess.com Month in Review: May 2020
Hey, chess fans! Remember May? Well, before it recedes any further into the mists of time, let's shine a light on all the cool stuff that happened around the site last month...
Web
- We made several changes to ensure Dark Mode looks good in move lists and analysis.
- The menu for Puzzles Learning mode now arranges tactical themes in alphabetical order. 😍
- Huge effort went into our new integrated Play page!
- Added offline alerts for when someone challenges you to a Puzzle Battle!
- You will now see a count of remaining characters to site-wide chat, if you approach the 500-character limit for a single post.
- Also in the world of Chat, you can now hover on a message to see when it was sent!
- Use links from saved analysis to create chess diagrams via the editor (in addition to regular game links like always)...
- We removed outdated Lessons leaderboards
- Improvements and fixes were implemented for Daily Chess Analysis mode.
- We tweaked our horizontal-style move lists, allowing for more use of color to highlight moves.
- We improved the look and size of the move-quality glyphs.
- Added a way to subscribe to ChessTV email notifications right from ChessTV.
- The images used for Quick Links on your Home page were improved.
- Many cosmetic and other improvements were made to the Chess Today page.
- We optimized the search function in Master Games.
- Also, we added a fun new game that lets you pit your own custom starting set-up vs an opponent's: Automate! You set 'em up. Stockfish knocks 'em down. The best starting configuration wins!
- We did lots of work on some interesting upcoming releases and feature updates, including a fresh look for Lessons and soooo much more... Please stand by!
Android
- Big News: Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf is now available on Android!
And on the Chess - Learn & Play app...
- On your device, many links to website content and features may be opened via the app instead!
- Open Challenges made a come-back to the app's new Play screen!
Fair Play & Sportsmanship
- 117,510,747 games reviewed for fair play.
- 4,882,865 accounts reviewed for fair play.
- 14,216 accounts closed for fair play (including 24 titled players).
- 577,801 abuse reports received.
- 46,810 mute actions taken.
- 38,299 individual accounts muted.
- 16,395 accounts closed for abuse.
Member Support
- Average time to first response: 3 days, 14 hours.
- Total support responses: 28,548.
- Average quality by member rating: 92.6 / 100.
- Total ratings: 3,411.
Well, that's it for May—and there's so much going on in June to talk about! Until then, thanks for reading. See you next time!
