# yahoo chess: further devolution **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 4, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-chess-further-devolution/379102 "2006-11-04T18:11:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-chess-further-devolution/379102/1 "2006-11-04T18:11:26Z")
Avatars, slick drop-shadow-full interface. Pop-up ads, natch. Have these designers ever played chess? The first interface back in the late 1990s was simple and completely adequate. Nothing to distract–you just played. I don’t know if I can even stand to play on this thing any more. What do you think? ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-chess-further-devolution/379102/2 "2006-11-04T20:38:07Z")
[QUOTE=Aeschines] I don’t know if I can even stand to play on this thing any more. What do you think? [/QUOTE] I wouldn’t play there. If you haven’t before, you can try [freechess.org](http://freechess.org), [playchess.com](http://playchess.com), or ICC. ---
**Author:** ![George\_Kaplin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-chess-further-devolution/379102/3 "2006-11-04T20:42:43Z")
I like [gameknot.com](http://gameknot.com) ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-chess-further-devolution/379102/4 "2006-11-04T22:42:42Z")
[QUOTE=borschevsky] I wouldn’t play there. If you haven’t before, you can try [freechess.org](http://freechess.org), [playchess.com](http://playchess.com), or ICC. [/QUOTE] Do any of these have real beginner areas? I don’t play on Yahoo as much because I’m tired of being in the beginner area and getting whipped by someone who is probably a grandmaster in Russia! ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-chess-further-devolution/379102/5 "2006-11-05T09:14:08Z")
Have you considered the possibility that you are just really bad at chess? ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-chess-further-devolution/379102/6 "2006-11-06T04:16:20Z")
[QUOTE=treis] Have you considered the possibility that you are just really bad at chess? [/QUOTE] Wow, that seems pretty harsh. Aren’t beginners usually bad? ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-chess-further-devolution/379102/7 "2006-11-06T04:51:36Z")
[www.pogo.com](http://www.pogo.com) They have chess and tons of other games. You can play for free or get a membership. There are lots of rooms to choose from, beginner included, and you can play against the computer if you like.