Questions tagged [feature-request]
You have an idea for a new feature, or for a change to the existing functionality.
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Proposal: replace current PGN viewer
If you look at pgn-viewer, there are quite a few bugs and feature requests that have never gotten resolved. I ran into one just now in an answer I posted. The last update to the code repo (https://...
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Can board square letters and numbers be added to the PGN viewer? [duplicate]
I'm not completely familiar with all the squares by heart yet and I think having board square letters and numbers along the files and ranks is a good feature for beginners (who ask most of the ...
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New badge format for Chess.SE?
Most sites use the standard circle badge, but some like English Language Learners (ELL).SE have a custom badge shape, is it possible for the Chess.SE site to have a custom one too (a rook shaped badge)...
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PGN replayer should not require FEN header
There was a note in the answer about how to use the FEN/PGN replayer about why pasting a PGN requires an FEN header:
This was done in order to create an "opt-in" experience for the ...
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Copying from the PGN viewer
I often want to transfer a position from the PGN player to, say, the LiChess engine. I really, really want to avoid clicking on "Edit", copy the raw data, and undo the edit. So, what is the ...
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How to disable Winter Bash?
How do I disable the Winter Bash icon (near the top right hand corner) and hats?
I just find it visually confusing and distracting. I find Stack Exchange web pages complicated enough at all times, and ...
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Copy-Position yields incomplete FEN
I'm surprised this does not seem to have been asked, but why is it that the "Copy Position" function of the chess replayer does not include important information like whose turn it is and ...
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Board surplus feature
It would be extremely helpful if the CSE default FEN board would be accompanied with something like this: as you see, a little arrow indicates the side to move as well as the orientation of the board, ...
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Creation age of a post
I (and anyone) can see when a post was "handled" last (edited, answered,...) but I'd prefer to also see when it was first created. (Obviously, I can do that by simply opening the post, but ...
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Universal style suggestion - use figurine algebraic and bold chess moves
This is just a personal stylistic preference, but I think it would make sense if this was the standard way to style chess moves on the site.
Make chess moves bold -- this makes the moves stick out ...
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Questions Tagged Puzzles - Bounty Immediately
Is it possible to enable bounties on questions tagged puzzles to be set immediately?
eg; I post a puzzle and then set a bounty on it immediately after posting?
How do people feel about this as a "...
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Changing the Chess Stack Exchange logo
The logo for the Chess Stack Exchange (I pulled the image off of the HTML file) is, to put it plainly, horrible. It is a white rook on a blue background, which is very plain and visually unappealing. ...
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Should the PGN viewer board show rank/file on the squares?
I recently edited a question to convert the person's text description of where each piece was to an FEN diagram. Apparently this caused a little confusion as to which way the pawns were moving, as ...
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Merging tag synonyms with main tag
I've been looking through the tag wiki recently, and found in pages 8-12, there are many tags which have no definitions. Most of them are tag synonyms, but can they instead be merged with the main ...
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Playing chess games on Chess Stack Exchange
On chess.com correspondence games are organised in forums. Could it be made possible so that people can play each other in threads which are labeled with a certain tag?
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Reduce waiting period for username change
Well, I've just changed my username, and just as I was about to change it back, I received an alert saying that I can only do so thirty days afterwards. Could it be made so that the period is ...
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Improve the use of advanced search options
I have looked at certain combinations of search keywords, and I've found that using the keywords is difficult. Could it be possible to implement something similar to Google advanced search so that it ...
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Tag Synonyms autocorrect
For extremely similar tags, like [gambit] and [gambits] or [opening] and [openings], can we make it so that one tag immediately autocorrects into the original one?
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Can we prevent people from voting down already closed posts?
So: Forced mate in 'n' from opening.
Here was a reasonable question from a completely new user with 1 reputation, which just happened to have been anticipated 4 years ago with a completely ...
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Diagram viewer bug: starting moves greater than 9 do not work
When a diagram is created using FENs, and one tries to add variations that continue from the given position, the viewer only works if the starting move number is between 1 to 9 (included). For ...
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Why doesn't the replayer work on Meta?
I get that in general we don't want to be asking chess related questions here, but occasionally a meta question or answer can be illuminated with an example where the replayer or just a diagram ...
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The case for expanding the scope of Chess.SE
So, I was looking at the Chess.SE site stats today - I found them quite impressive, for the most part. However, one statistic was - ahem - not so great.
Area 51 says a healthy beta site has 10 ...
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Integrating a live Chess board
When I visited the chess section I am only seeing the PGN & FEN. To analyze the game properly I have to copy the PGN's and paste it into Lichess.org to visualize the board. The process is very ...
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How do you hide links within a few words or a phrase?
The question says it all as to what I want to know. I know it is possible, as I have seen a person edit my spot before to make it happen.
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"Back to original position" button in the PGN viewer
Probably most of you had experienced this: you play through a game that was started from some middlegame position, then at the end you would like to go back to the position from which the game was ...
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Uploading .pgn files to chess.SE
I have a .pgn file I would like to upload, but I don't see an option for that.
Another option is to convert it to a .txt file and upload it, but could the above be implemented for mobile users?
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Castling notation in replayer
I was using the chess replayer earlier and couldn't get it to castle. It turns out that I was typing 0-0 and the replayer only recognises O-O.
I couldn't find anywhere on the chess meta explaining ...
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Chess diagrams and games in app
Is it possible to see games or diagrams in the app? It works fine for me in a browser, but in the official Stack Exchange app it only shows me the moves and no board.
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Rating displayed on site
I am an active player on Lichess. I noticed the feature where they show the real life chess title besides the name. Could this be implemented on Chess Stack Exchange? Or is it just not feasible due to ...
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Follow questions in RSS
Is it possible to follow newly added questions in RSS format? I didn't find a way. Couple of users could enjoy this possibility.
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Deleted questions and answers because of unclear writing
Occasionally there are posts being flagged to close, the most recent one I can think of is this one, that appear to be so because of unclear writing. In their original form, these posts should be ...
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Any way to reduce the noise in the right sidebar?
I'm trying to find out how to annotate a game. I can't find this in any sidebar. Its inclusion incredibly helps as a reference.
Instead, I see many links that are trying to take me off of the site! I ...
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How about a chess program in the chat rooms?
I was just wondering why this site doesn't have a chess program in the chat rooms, so users from around the network could come in and play?
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We need a "play" button in the replayer chessboard
I need a "play" button in the replayer chessboard. Often, I want to watch the whole game, without having to press a button 100 times to replay 50 moves.
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How to change PGN Viewer board orientation to perspective of side not-to-move? [duplicate]
How can I change the PGN Viewer's board orientation to the perspective of the side that is not to move?
Is the orientation determined only by the active color field of the FEN notation? If so, then ...
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UI for making chessboards
You can make chessboards in markdown, but it's hard to type, difficult for beginners to understand, and it's not visual representation of the end result at all. How about we have a UI for making ...
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How to write mathematical formulae?
On Math Stack Exchange, it is possible to write mathematical formulae in LaTeX-style. Is it also possible on Chess Stack Exchange?
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Make discussions a specific part of Chess.SE
There are many questions on Chess.SE which are more discussion-based than pure right-and-wrong. This is the nature of chess, with so many possibilities. Should we add a new question format for ...
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Feature: a clear separation of the league display quick-reference row w.r.t. the ordered list itself
When viewing the league display, one's own entry row is displayed as a quick reference. If one happens to be at or near the top, this results in the appearance of a double entry. This probably doesn't ...
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Interactive diagrams starting from a certain move in a game
In relation to one of the previous questions on interactive diagrams, I would like to ask whether it is possible for a game to start with the let us say 33. move?
For example, I would like to make a ...
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How to hide chessboard in a spoiler tag
I'd like to respond to How to visualize a position by showing a series of moves in algebraic notation, then the board at the point in the game, but hidden in a spoiler tag. This is with the aim of ...
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Is it possible to consult site statistics somewhere to see its evolution with time?
I was wondering if I can find somewhere the temporal evolution of statistics on site usage (number of visits, answered question and the rest). I have been away for some time and the site seems quieter ...
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Should the help section have a PGN viewer tutorial?
I would like to suggest that the help section should have a tutorial on putting a PGN viewer in a post - question or answer. I have mainly come from mathematics where the use of mathematical ...
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Board in mobile app
Can we render the chess board in the Android SE app? It would be valuable and useful. Today, it is hard to answer and view questions that concern concrete positions.
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Why do we allow anonimous users to edit posts?
So many times I have faced a review of the question/answer that contained spam. Editor was always unknown.
On others sites this is not allowed, so why are we the exception?
Can this problem be ...
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Removing minimum character count for edits
Like other SE sites, edits to posts here on Chess must be at least six characters. However, if somebody makes a one-character typo in the moves of a game, the PGN parser gets stuck and the whole game ...
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Can the opening questions on this site be connected to an opening tree search?
How about connecting every chess position question to a chess (move based) tree?
Also, to introduce a tree based search to navigate the questions?
The chess opening (and chess games as a whole) has ...
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How about embedding this live blitz feed to the site?
According to a recent announcement by Chessbase, it is as easy as
<iframe src="http://liveblitz.chessbase.com" width="360" height ="360"></iframe>
So perhaps it is a good idea to embed ...
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Request to allow "Download as PGN" feature
Quite a lot of chess questions involve analyzing a certain position or game posted by the user asking the question. For example -
Did Aronian make a mistake in the opening against Anand in round 1 ...
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State Association questions?
We're discussing ways to handle questions from our members about the state chess association, and it occurred to me if we could have a tag for our association here, we could direct our members here, ...
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