Are there any plans for a more profound parental control apart from 'kid mode'?
I enabled 'kid mode' on my kids accounts, but If they wanted, they could easily deactivate it, because there is no password protection at all. Btw why isn't there a biography input field if one decides to enable 'kid mode'?
And what I really miss is a way to restrict play (classic, atomic, 960, ...) and time modes (bullet, rapid, classic...).
Are there any plans to implement this? Would be really nice.
6heads
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Toggling kid mode will soon require typing the password.
I don't see variants and time controls as a threat to kids, so these won't be implemented.
ornicar
on 17 Jan 2020
@ornicar No physical threat maybe, but imagine a child who plays blitz/bullet all the time. Do you think he is going to improve anytime soon?
Well I can tell you - it won't.
6heads
on 17 Jan 2020
@6heads yes, they will improve. I've only played blitz and bullet, and I play more variants than I play standard chess. I can confirm that all of these help you improve. Also, it is important for kids to enjoy the game and have fun no matter what their skill level is. Chess is a game, and you don't need to micromanage your child to the point of telling them which variants and time controls they can and cannot play.
ijhchess
on 18 Jan 2020
@ijhchess I don't know how old you were when you started, but my son was 6 and now is 8.
He is really good in tactics and if he would invest just 2s instead of 0.5 per move he would beat many higher rated opponents in real games.
But instead he is blitzing it and thats what keeps him from improving.
Imo its counterproductive to blitz if you don't know what to play against a certain opening idea and in the end the player with fewer blunders will lose. That has nothing to do with thinking.
Sure, they should enjoy it, and I'm not against having fun, but he is aimless.
Here is a screenshot of his timeline
He plays tournaments over and over, often with only two players just to have this shinly trophy (1st of 2 players) in his profile.
He joins teams without understanding what the intention of those teams is...and so on.
6heads
on 19 Jan 2020
@6heads nothing wrong with any of the things he's doing. He's 8, and at this stage the most important thing is to enjoy the game.
ijhchess
on 20 Jan 2020
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@6heads yes, they will improve. I've only played blitz and bullet, and I play more variants than I play standard chess. I can confirm that all of these help you improve. Also, it is important for kids to enjoy the game and have fun no matter what their skill level is. Chess is a game, and you don't need to micromanage your child to the point of telling them which variants and time controls they can and cannot play.