<b>Q What is it?</b><br>
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FMO CHESS CLUB is a free private online CHESS CLUB requiring membership.
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<b>Q How do I join?</b><br>
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Click on the link on the front page.<br>
If no link is present, the club is closed to new membership.<br>
Enter an ID and password , valid email address , birthdate and location information.<br>
We also suggest, although not mandatory, to join the linked Chess Forum .
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<b>Q What features does the CLUB have?</b><br>
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Online play.<br>
PLAY on your own schedule.<br>
Choice of playing piece designs and layout styles.<br>
Choose type of game: Timed or unlimited (from 15 mins to 14 days between moves).<br>
Choose Duration of game from 15 mins to 14 days.<br>
CHESS CLOCKS feature<br>
TOURNAMENTS.<br>
PLAY against other members or the computer<br>
MEDAL Awards for gaing certain milestones<br>
Credit awards that can be used at the bar games ( and later the Store)<br>
RANKINGS based on the official elo chess ranking<br>
TOURNAMENT RANKINGS and points<br>
TEAM PLAY by state or country, TEAM v TEAM play. separate ranking tables.<br>
WATCH OTHER GAMES<br>
ANALYZE your own or others' Games using FF/RWD 'vcr' type controls.<br>
EXPORT your game moves as a PGN file for analsis in your chess programs.<br>
CHESS DATABASE SEARCH AND QUERY FEATURE<br>
CHESS FORUM Access<br>
CLUB NEWS (BLOG) where our anyone can post news<br>
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER distributed to all members<br>
CHESS NEWS, PUZZLES and QUIZZES links.<br>
FRIENDLY AND LOW KEY FUN FAMILY ATMOSPHERE<br>
BEST FEATURE: It is Free!<br>
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