The blocked players list of the Chess King's Playing Hall:
- Allows seeing the challenges despite the block;
- It is also not really private.
It is a major flaw.
If I do not want to play with someone, I shall block that player. However, I do not want to declare it publicly.
Currently, I see the challenges of those I have blocked and also those who have blocked me.
Worse, when clicking on the challenge, the player sees a message that the opponent has blocked the player.
Worse, the player is not informed beforehand that the blocked players list is not entirely private.
All this in sum makes the blocked list dysfunctional and also communicative, contributing to provocations and intrigues.
If the platform Chess King continues to maintain such weird features, I cannot regard it as a solid chess platform.
Post Scriptum
Chess King's blocked players list has the following features:
- If you have blocked the player A, you still see A's challenges and you are even able to accept them and play again against, say, a recidivist hooligan or cheater.
- If the player A has blocked you, you still see A's challenges but you cannot play: instead you receive a message that A has blocked you.
Chess King's Support has the following features:
- The Support does not support you.
- The Support never answer your emails.
It is difficult to follow who are these people responsible for Chess King. Finally, I managed to find out that the grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk is probably responsible for that disgusting mess.
Jüri Eintalu
(Micromaster)
